Chef Mario Batali is under NYPD investigation, allegedly drugged, sexually assaulted an employee
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- Celebrity chef Mario Batali, who already faces sexual harassment accusations from four women, is under criminal investigation by the New York Police Department for sexual misconduct.
- Batali "vehemently" denied the new allegations in a statement to CBS, which airs the program.
- The chef, who owns numerous restaurants, is accused of drugging and sexually assaulting an employee at one of his restaurants in 2005 in the new criminal investigation, according to the report.
(Reuters) - Celebrity chef Mario Batali, who already faces sexual harassment accusations from four women, is under criminal investigation by the New York Police Department for sexual misconduct, television program 60 Minutes said on Sunday.
Batali "vehemently" denied the new allegations in a statement to CBS, which airs the program.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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