Pizzeria owner charged with indecent exposure

LEAGUE CITY — A day after a Galveston County pizzeria owner was charged with six counts of indecent exposure, his wife was charged with making terroristic threats against an employee who filed the complaints.

Stefano Bertolotti, 61, owner of the Babba Bruno restaurant in Friendswood and Bada Bing Pizza in League City, was arrested at his League City pizzeria Wednesday afternoon, Friendswood police said. Bertolotti was charged after an employee accused him of exposing himself, police said.

Bertolotti was charged with five class B misdemeanors by Friendswood police and one class B misdemeanor by League City police, Lisa Price, a Friendswood police spokeswoman, said.

Emanuela Bertolotti was charged with calling the employee and making threats, Price said. Emanuela Bertolotti was arrested at Bada Bing Pizza Thursday afternoon and charged with one class B misdemeanor.

Police said the female employee first reported the allegations in January. The 34-year-old woman accused Stefano Bertolotti of exposing himself several times and forcing her to touch him, police said. The woman alleged the incidents happened at both of the restaurants, police said.

Stefano Bertolotti was released from the Galveston County Jail on bonds totaling $6,500.

Emanuela Bertolotti was being held in the Friendswood jail on a $1,000 bond Thursday afternoon, awaiting transfer to the Galveston County Jail but complained about chest pains and was transferred to a hospital, Price said.

Mainland Editor T.J. Aulds contributed to this report.