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Celebrity chef Mario Batali acquitted of sexual misconduct

Celebrity chef Mario Batali walks from the court room following the verdict at Boston Municipal Court on the second day of his sexual misconduct trial, Tuesday, May 10, 2022, in Boston. Batali was found 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. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Celebrity chef Mario Batali departs Boston Municipal Court following the verdict after the second day of his sexual misconduct trial, Tuesday, May 10, 2022, in Boston. Batali was found 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. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Boston Municipal Court Judge James Stanton reads the verdict to Celebrity chef Mario Batali at Boston Municipal Court on the second day of his trial, on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 in Boston. Batali was found not guilty of indecent assault and battery. (Stuart Cahill/The Boston Herald via AP, Pool) Celebrity chef Mario Batali departs Boston Municipal Court following the verdict after the second day of his sexual misconduct trial, Tuesday, May 10, 2022, in Boston. Batali was found 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. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Celebrity chef Mario Batali reacts after being found not guilty of indecent assault and battery at Boston Municipal Court on the second day of his trial, on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 in Boston. Batali, who pleaded not guilty to indecent assault and battery in 2019, had faced up to 2 1/2 years in jail and would’ve been required to register as a sex offender if convicted. (Stuart Cahill/The Boston Herald via AP, Pool) Celebrity chef Mario Batali reacts after being found not guilty of indecent assault and battery at Boston Municipal Court on the second day of his trial, on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 in Boston. Batali, who pleaded not guilty to indecent assault and battery in 2019, had faced up to 2 1/2 years in jail and would’ve been required to register as a sex offender if convicted. (Stuart Cahill/The Boston Herald via AP, Pool) Celebrity chef Mario Batali reacts after being found not guilty of indecent assault and battery at Boston Municipal Court on the second day of his trial, on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 in Boston. Batali, who pleaded not guilty to indecent assault and battery in 2019, had faced up to 2 1/2 years in jail and would’ve been required to register as a sex offender if convicted. (Stuart Cahill/The Boston Herald via AP, Pool)