US chef Batali acquitted of sexual assault

By Nate Raymond
Updated May 11 2022 - 4:36am, first published 4:32am
A judge has ruled celebrity chef Mario Batali is not guilty of indecent assault.
A judge has ruled celebrity chef Mario Batali is not guilty of indecent assault.

Chef Mario Batali has been acquitted of sexually assaulting a woman at a Boston bar in 2017 while posing with her for fan "selfie" photos in the latest of a handful of MeToo era trials involving US celebrities accused of misconduct toward women.

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