Utah ‘Karen’, 48, is charged with sexual battery ‘for yanking down 19 year-old girl’s skirt in steakhouse after complaining it was so short she could see the teen’s pubic hair’
- A Utah ‘Karen’ who ‘pulled down a teen’s miniskirt’ at a steakhouse after she claimed it was indecently short has been charged with sexual assault
- Ida Ann Lorenzo, 48, told a 19-year-old girl she would report her to child protective services for indecent exposure
- Lorenzo has since been charged with a single Class A count of sexual battery
A Utah “Karen” who went viral for pulling down a teen’s miniskirt at a St. George steakhouse has been charged with sexual battery.
In a viral TikTok video, the woman identifies herself to a group of teenage girls as a state employee after allegedly pulling down one of their miniskirts at the Sakura Japanese Steakhouse on Saturday night.
Ida Ann Lorenzo, 48, told the alleged victim that if she had to see her “cheeks hanging out again” and see her pubic hair, she would call child protective services. Lorenzo later told police she planned to file an indecent exposure report.
The alleged victim’s friends can be heard defending her, telling Lorenzo not to touch her and that she is over 18.
Lorenzo, who works for Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes, was booked into Purgatory Correctional Facility in Hurricane on a single Class A charge of sexual battery, according to court documents filed Wednesday. She has now been released.
A Utah ‘Karen’ who pulled down a teen’s miniskirt at a steakhouse after she claimed it was indecently short has been charged with sexual assault
Ida Ann Lorenzo, 48, told a 19-year-old girl she would report her to Child Protective Services because of her skirt length
The incident came to the attention of the authorities after Lorenzo himself reported it to the police the same evening.
Lorenzo told police that the teen’s skirt was pulled “above her vagina and butt,” exposing her pubic hair. ABC4 reported.
She also reportedly explained that she pulled down the skirt because there were young children present and the restaurant staff did not act.
After footage of the incident was posted online, Lorenzo called 911 again to claim a “threat to her life” had been made since she is a government official, according to the police report seen by ABC.
Lorenzo told police that she first asked the young woman to pull down her skirt, but she was ignored and therefore acted herself.
When asked why she thought it was appropriate to touch the girl, Lorenzo reportedly replied that she was only touching her skirt.
The officer explained that there was criminal behavior, the police report states.
On Monday, the alleged victim contacted police claiming she had been sexually assaulted.
The alleged incident took place at the Sakura Japanese Steakhouse on Saturday evening
The teen told police she was “shocked” when Lorenzo came behind her, touched her buttocks and pulled down her skirt, making her feel “raped.”
Several witnesses have submitted supporting reports, ABC4 reports.
One of the witnesses, CC Snow, uploaded a TikTok video earlier this week sharing her experiences.
‘She comes up to my friend, reaches under her skirt, pulls it down and then pinches her side because she’s wearing a crop top and says, “You’re probably underage, you probably shouldn’t be wearing that.” ‘
According to Snow’s account, the restaurant manager asked Lorenzo to sit down during the filmed altercation with the group of teenagers.
‘It was like a fever dream [felt] as if it was fake, this doesn’t really happen. This isn’t real life,” Snow added.