Hearing scheduled in Mario Batali’s indecent assault case

BOSTON (AP) — A hearing is scheduled in the indecent assault and battery case against celebrity chef Mario Batali.
Batali is not required to attend Friday’s hearing at Boston Municipal Court. A spokeswoman for Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins says the hearing will address legal motions.
Batali pleaded not guilty in May to a charge that he forcibly kissed and groped a woman at a Boston restaurant in 2017. His career crumbled in the wake of that and other accusations of sexual