US EditionMexico President Sheinbaum presses charges after being groped on the street
- On Nov 4, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum was approached in Mexico City's historic center by a man who allegedly put an arm around her shoulder and tried to kiss her neck while touching her hip and chest near the presidential palace.
- Like her predecessor, Sheinbaum often mingles directly with crowds as she frequently walks without heavy guards, exposing Mexico's long-standing street harassment problem women face daily.
- A security aide intervened, pulling the alleged aggressor away as bystanders recorded the encounter; Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada announced the man, who appeared under the influence, was arrested overnight.
- At her Wednesday press conference, Sheinbaum said, `I decided to press charges because this is something that I experienced as a woman, but that we as women experience in our country` and announced Mexico's government will review state laws to classify street harassment as a crime.
- The incident provoked national outrage as UN Women data show about 70% of Mexican women aged 15 and over face harassment, with feminist groups and Mexico's National Governors Conference voicing support.
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The Daily ItemMexico's president says she will press charges after she is groped by a man on the street
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum was strolling through her city's capital this week, heading from one government office to another, when she stopped to take selfies with a crowd of admirers.
During a public event near the presidential palace, a man approached Sheinbaum, put his arm around her shoulder and, with the other hand, touched her hip and chest, trying to kiss her as well.
An unexpected incident occurred during a public walk in Mexico City when a man got too close to Claudia Sheinbaum.
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Coming to greet supporters on the street in Mexico City, the Mexican president was sexually harassed by a man who touched her chest and tried to kiss her neck. “If I don't file a complaint, what will happen to the other Mexican women? ”, she reacted.
Claudia Sheinbaum was talking to citizens on a street in Mexico City at the time.
The assailant appeared to be under the influence of narcotics or alcohol and was handed over to the Public Prosecutor for sexual offences.
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