But the ponytail- and orange Croc-wearing personality’s high-flying career crumbled amid sexual misconduct allegations in recent years. Batali is accused of forcibly kissing and groping a woman after taking a selfie with her.īatali faces a maximum sentence of 2.5 years in the Suffolk County House of Correction.īatali’s lawyer has said the charge is “without merit.”īatali was once a Food Network fixture on shows like “Molto Mario” and “Iron Chef. The celebrity chef is accused of indecent assault and battery connected to a 2017 incident at a Boston restaurant. Jury selection gets underway Monday in the trial of Mario Batali on a sexual misconduct charge.
