Celebrity chef Mario Batali is on trial in Boston for sexual misconduct. A woman testified that Batali groped and forcibly kissed her when they were posing for a selfie together at a restaurant in Boston in 1997. Batali is facing charges of indecent assault and battery.A Massachusetts woman who accused Mario Batali of kissing and groping her while attempting to take a selfie at arestaurant testified Monday that she felt confused and powerless to do anything to stop the celebrity chef.
But Batali's lawyer, Anthony Fuller, argued the assault never happened and that the accuser has a financial incentive to lie. He said she's seeking more than $50,000 in damages from Batali in a separate civil lawsuit pending in Suffolk County Superior Court in Boston. "It was all happening so quickly and it was happening essentially the whole time," she testified. "Just a lot of touching."
Monday's trial opened after Batali — in a surprise move — waived his right to a jury trial and opted instead to have a judge decide his fate. The 61-year-old was once a Food Network fixture on shows like "Molto Mario" and "Iron Chef America." But the ponytail-and-orange Croc-wearing personality's high-flying career crumbled amid sexual misconduct allegations.
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