Accuser testifies in Mario Batali sexual misconduct trial
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May 8, 2022
BOSTON (AP) — Mario Batali's sexual misconduct trial opened Monday in a Boston court with his accuser recounting how she'd been "shocked, surprised and alarmed" as the celebrity chef aggressively kissed and groped her while taking selfies at a restaurant in 2017.
The 32-year-old Boston-area software company worker said she felt confused and powerless to do anything to stop Batali.
"It was all happening so quickly and it was happening essentially the whole time," the woman testified in the trial, which resumes Tuesday in Boston Municipal Court. "Just a lot of touching."
She said she felt embarr...
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