The aftermath of the altercation was caught on camera (Picture: @ccsnowwww)
A woman who pulled down a teenager’s mini skirt in a restaurant has been charged with sex crime.
Ida Ann Lorenzo was dubbed the ‘Utah Karen’ for humiliating a girl in front of a crowded steakhouse after allegedly yanking down her clothing.
The incident happened at Sakura Japanese Steakhouse in the city of St George in Utah on Saturday night.
A video shared on TikTok shows the aftermath of the altercation between the 48-year-old and the group of teenagers.
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Lorenzo 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 (CPS)
In the video, she is seen arguing with the alleged victim and her friends about the length of her skirt.
The person filming can be heard saying in disbelief, ‘Is this actually happening?’
Moments later, Lorenzo tells the group: ‘I happen to work for the state. If I have to watch your a** cheek hanging out again, I will call the CPS.’
One of the teenagers responds: ‘You work for the state?’ Another one says, ‘Please call the police’.
Lorenzo is shown arguing with the group (Picture: @ccsnowwww)
Lorenzo, who works for Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes, later told police that she was planning to file an indecent exposure report.
She was booked into the Purgatory Correctional Facility in Hurricane, on a single Class A charge of battery, but she has now been released.
She told police that the teenager’s skirt was ‘hiked above her vagina and butt,’ exposing her pubic hair, the Daily Mail reported.
It was also reported that after footage of the incident was posted online Lorenzo phoned 911 again to claim that a ‘threat on her life’ had been made as she is a state employee.
Lorenzo told police she first asked the young woman to pull her skirt down but that she was ignored, and therefore acted herself.
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