Attorneys for the protection and prosecution have rested on the second day of celeb chef Mario Batali’s sexual misconduct trial in Boston
ByThe Related Press
Might 10, 2022, 3:28 PM
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BOSTON — Attorneys for each the protection and prosecution rested Tuesday in celeb chef Mario Batali’s sexual misconduct trial in Boston.
The second day of the trial in Boston Municipal Court docket resumed with testimony from a good friend of the lady who says the previous Meals Community star kissed and groped her whereas she tried to take a selfie at a Boston bar in 2017.
The protection didn’t name any witnesses and Batali didn’t testify in his protection. Attorneys are anticipated to ship their closing arguments later Tuesday and the case will likely be handed to the decide for a verdict.
In an uncommon transfer, Batali waived his proper to a jury trial when the proceedings opened Monday.
Batali’s accuser, a 32-year-old software program firm employee, testified Monday that she’d felt confused, powerless and embarrassed to share her story till different girls stepped ahead to share comparable encounters with Batali.
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However Batali’s lawyer sought to discredit her, arguing that the assault by no means occurred.
He stated the accuser has a monetary incentive to lie as she’s searching for greater than $50,000 in damages from Batali in a separate civil lawsuit.
Batali, who pleaded not responsible to indecent assault and battery in 2019, may withstand 2 1/2 years in jail and be required to register as a intercourse offender if convicted.
The 61-year-old, who was as soon as a fixture on reveals like “Molto Mario” and “Iron Chef America,” is amongst quite a lot of high-profile males who’ve confronted a public reckoning throughout the #MeToo social motion towards sexual abuse and harassment lately.
On Saturday night, the Boston Celtics hosted the Atlanta Hawks in Massachusetts.
The Celtics lost by a score of 119-115 (in overtime).
Jayson Tatum finished the loss with 23 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and three steals while shooting 7/21 from the field and 2/9 from the three-point range in 43 minutes of playing time.
After the game, he made an honest statement when he met with the media (h/t CLNS Media Boston Sports Network).
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Tatum: “We were playing with pace; we had the right intentions. We had the right mindset tonight. We shot 38% from the field. That’s the tough part when you’re doing things a certain way, and the results aren’t matching. How do you continue to stay positive, and keep fighting and keep going forward.”
With the loss, the Celtics dropped to 29-13 in their first 42 games, which has them as the second seed in the Eastern Conference.
They are 6-4 over their last ten games.
Via Jared Weiss of The Athletic: “Celtics had some bad execution in crunch time to fumble a win away in OT. Trae Young really took control during OT and the Hawks did a great job targeting Neemias Queta, but the Celtics just made a lot of poor decisions here late. Pretty rough loss for a team who has had a lot of them lately.”
Tatum is in his eighth season playing for the Celtics.
The All-Star forward has averages of 27.7 points, 9.3 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 1.3 steals per contest while shooting 45.9% from the field and 35.8% from the three-point range.
A huge fourth quarter by Camryn Tade helped the Army West Point Black Knights women’s basketball team rally from a deficit to defeat Boston U, 59-52, on Saturday in Boston.
The Black Knights (13-3, 5-1 Patriot) have won two straight games since they fell to Lehigh a weekend ago and dropped from the ranks of the undefeated teams in the league.
Now, Army is tied for first place with both Navy and Holy Cross at 5-1 going into next week’s games. Lehigh is a half-game back at 4-1.
The Black Knights started the fourth quarter down 46-38. Tade came to the rescue, as she scored 11 of her 18 points in the final 10 minutes.
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She got to work 40 seconds into the quarter with a 3-pointer that cut the lead to five points.
After several empty possessions, Tade struck again with another 3-pointer to push the Black Knights within two points, 46-44, with 7:30 left.
The Terriers remained in the lead as they and the Black Knights traded free throws before Army took the lead, thanks against to Tade. Her lay-up with 5:25 left put Army in the lead, 48-47.
From there, the Black Knights remained ahead. A Fiona Hastick lay-up pushed the lead to three points, followed by a 3-pointer by Tade with 3:32 left that made it 53-47 Army.
Boston (7-10, 1-5) never got any closer.
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The Terriers controlled the game in the first half, as they took a 10-9 lead after the first quarter and then pushed that lead to 25-15 at halftime. Army surged to 23 points in the third quarter, but Boston hung in there by scoring 21 points before the Black Knights outscored the Terriers, 21-6, in the final stanza.
Tade made four 3-pointers for the game, three of which came in the fourth quarter. She also had seven rebounds and two blocked shots. Trinity Hardy led Army with 21 points, along with eight rebounds, one assist, one block and one steal.
Reese Ericson hit some key free throws down the stretch, as she went 6-fot-6 from the line for the game and finished with nine points. She also had four assists.
Inés Monteagudo led Boston with 12 points, while Allison Schwertner added 11 points.
Next week is critical for Army’s Patriot League Tournament seeding as it will face Holy Cross on Wednesday and Navy on Sunday. The Black Knights already have a loss to Lehigh, so they can ill-afford a loss to either the Crusaders or their rivals, the Midshipmen.