Overview
- President Claudia Sheinbaum submitted a written criminal complaint to the Mexico City Attorney General’s Office over the incident in the Centro Histórico.
- Mexico City officials said the alleged aggressor was detained and turned over to the sexual‑crimes unit; multiple reports identified him as Uriel Rivera Martínez.
- Sheinbaum announced a national awareness campaign against harassment and ordered a legal review to seek uniform criminalization of street harassment across all states.
- She said she will keep engaging closely with the public and does not plan to strengthen her personal security arrangements.
- Women’s agencies condemned the act and cautioned against revictimizing coverage, while some political figures, including Ricardo Salinas Pliego, publicly cast doubt on the incident.