A Utah ‘Karen’ in a TikTok video pulling down a teenager’s mini skirt in a St George steakhouse has been charged with sexual battery.
What Happened?
In the viral video, the woman identifies herself to a group of teenage girls as a state employee after allegedly pulling down one of their miniskirts at Sakura Japanese Steakhouse on Saturday night.
Ida Ann Lorenzo, 48, told the alleged victim that if she has to watch her ‘a** cheeks hanging out again’ and see her pubic hair, she would call Child Protective Services.
There Were Witnesses
The alleged victim’s friends can be heard defending her, telling Lorenzo she should not touch her and that she is 18+.
The incident came to the authorities attention after Lorenzo reported it to police herself on the same night.
Also,the alleged victim contacted police on Monday claiming she was sexually assaulted.
Lorenzo Defends Herself
Lorenzo told police she did that since the teenager’s skirt was ‘hiked above her vagina and butt,’ exposing her pubic hair, per ABC4.
Lorenzo explained how she first asked the young woman to pull her skirt down but that she was ignored, so she acted herself.
When police asked why she thought it was appropriate to touch the girl, Lorenzo reportedly replied that she only touched her skirt.
The officer explained that this act was criminal behavior.
Court Ruling
Lorenzo was booked into the Purgatory Correctional Facility in Hurricane on a single Class A charge of sexual battery, according to court documents filed on Wednesday. She has now been released.
