Celebrichef Mario Batali to be in town on Friday - for arraignment on groping charge

By adamg on Wed, 05/22/2019 - 8:52pm

Mario Batali,will be arraigned in Boston Municipal Court Friday on a charge of indecent assault and battery for allegedly groping a woman at the now closed Towne restaurant at the Prudential Center in 2017, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports.

After news spread of the March, 2017 incident, Batali's name was quickly stripped from the Pru Eataly.

Innocent, etc.

Neighborhoods:

Back Bay

Topics:

Crime

Free tagging:

Prudential Center

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Comments

This guy is a total creep and

By RoseMai on Thu, 05/23/2019 - 12:37pm.

This guy is a total creep and has (allegedly) sexually assaulted many women. I'd say get him off the streets, but since he's rich and famous I doubt there's any chance of that.

Throw the book at him, anyway!

Yes!

By bosguy22 on Thu, 05/23/2019 - 1:25pm.

Throw him in jail immediately!

Hmm, do you have any actual evidence of these alleged assaults? Should we wait and see if he's actually guilty of anything first or just toss him in?

Condition of bail, two pair

By Carson on Thu, 05/23/2019 - 1:37pm.

Condition of bail, two pair oven mitts worn at all times in public.

Has that new boutique

By Retail on Thu, 05/23/2019 - 1:35pm.

Has that new boutique Frottage opened in the Pru shopping center yet?