Chef Mario Batali Faces Trial on Sexual Misconduct Charges
Batali is among a number of high-profile men who have faced a public reckoning during the #MeToo social movement against sexual abuse and harassment in recent years.
BOSTON — Celebrity chef Mario Batali’s pandemic-delayed trial on sexual misconduct allegations opens Monday at Boston.
Mr. Batali pleaded not guilty to a charge of indecent assault and battery in 2019, stemming from accusations that he forcibly kissed and groped a woman after taking a selfie with her at a Boston restaurant in 2017. The woman says Mr. Batali noticed her photographing him and invited her to take one together, then touched and kissed her repeatedly without her consent.
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