sexual-battery · Sakura Japanese Steakhouse, St. George, Utah

What happened after Ida Lorenzo was filmed pulling a teen's skirt at a Utah restaurant?

What happened?

Ida Ann Lorenzo was arrested and charged with sexual battery after a video of her pulling a 19-year-old woman's skirt at a St. George, Utah, restaurant became widely shared. She later entered a plea in abeyance to a reduced charge, requiring mental health evaluation and no contact with the victim.

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Last checked: Jun 22, 2026
Sources: Law&Crime; KSL.com; Law&Crime Network; Daily Mail; KSL.com

Timeline

  1. Ida Ann Lorenzo pulls down a 19-year-old woman's skirt at Sakura Japanese Steakhouse in St. George, Utah.

  2. A video of the altercation is posted to TikTok and begins to be widely shared. The victim reports the incident to police, stating she was sexually assaulted.

  3. Ida Ann Lorenzo is arrested by the St. George Police Department and charged with sexual battery, a class A misdemeanor.

  4. Ida Ann Lorenzo is terminated from her position as a legal secretary at the Utah Attorney General's Office, where she had been employed since March 4, 2024.

  5. Ida Ann Lorenzo enters a plea in abeyance, pleading no contest to a reduced class B misdemeanor charge of sexual battery.

  6. The one-year period for Ida Ann Lorenzo's plea in abeyance concludes, at which point the charge was set to be dismissed if she complied with all terms. No public update on the dismissal has been released as of June 22, 2026.

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