After the trial, Lorena was treated as a feminist "hero", though she attempted to keep a low profile and resumed the use of her maiden name. In December 1997, Lorena made news when she was charged with assualt for punching her mother, Elvia Gallo, as they watched television. She was eventually found innocent of assaulting her mother. Her mother currently lives with her. As of 2007 she is employed in the Ashburn, Virgina area as a hair stylist.[11]
Lorena appeared on CBS where she spoke exclusively with The Early Show about her life after the scandal, 15 years later she has a fiancé Dave Bellinger and a two and a half year old daughter named Olivia. She has founded the organization Lorena's Red Wagon which helps to prevent domestic violence through family oriented activities.