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Sheinbaum Files Charges After Street Harassment as Suspect Is Arrested in Mexico City

She has pressed charges to signal that no woman is exempt from harassment.

Overview

  • Mexico City authorities said the man seen in viral video was arrested overnight, and on Wednesday President Claudia Sheinbaum filed a criminal complaint.
  • Footage shows a man approach from behind, try to kiss her and touch her body before Juan José Ramírez Mendoza, head of her aides‑de‑camp, intervened.
  • The delayed response reignited scrutiny of the president’s light security footprint and debate over the abolished Presidential Guard.
  • Sheinbaum said she will continue close public interactions and noted the short downtown walk was chosen to save time.
  • Government women’s bodies condemned the act, and Sheinbaum signaled legal reviews and a campaign against street harassment, with safety concerns sharpened by the recent assassination of Uruapan’s mayor.