SALT LAKE CITY ( KTVX ) – A former Utah state employee has signed a plea deal after a teenager’s miniskirt was yanked down in a restaurant, an incident that made national headlines due to a viral TikTok video.
Ida Ann Lorzeno, 49, of Santa Clara, pleaded “no contest” to a single misdemeanor count of sexual battery, court documents show. While Judge Jay Winward has yet to officially sign off on the deal, he didn’t signal any objection to it Tuesday while in court.
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Under the agreement, which both Lorenzo and her attorney signed, her plea will be held in abeyance for a year as long as Lorenzo doesn’t break the law, doesn’t contact the victim, and agrees to undergo a mental health evaluation.
If Lorenzo complies with the terms, the case will be dismissed. However, if she fails, a warrant could be issued, her guilty plea will be accepted, and she could face a maximum penalty of 180 days in jail.
Per the court documents, Lorenzo pleaded no contest to “knowingly and intentionally touch[ing] the buttocks of another person under the circumstances she should have known would cause affront or alarm.”