Overview
- Claudia Sheinbaum reported being groped and forcibly kissed during a Nov. 4 walk in Mexico City’s Centro Histórico, an incident captured on widely shared video.
- Authorities identified the detainee as Uriel Rivera Martínez and transferred him to the capital’s Sexual Offenses Prosecutor’s Office as investigations continue.
- Mexico City officials said the suspect is linked to harassment of other women in the same area on the day of the incident.
- Sheinbaum filed a formal complaint with the Mexico City prosecutor’s office and said she will seek to harmonize state laws so street harassment is penalized across the country.
- The case intensified scrutiny of the president’s protection detail, with experts citing gaps since the disbanding of the Estado Mayor Presidencial, though Sheinbaum says she will not increase her security or curb public walkabouts.