Overview
- Authorities detained the man, described as intoxicated, at the Sexual Offenses Investigation unit after the videoed assault near the National Palace.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum filed a formal complaint and labeled the act a crime, with officials linking the suspect to additional harassment reports that day.
- She said she will continue close public contact and would only tighten protection if a credible threat emerges, fueling scrutiny of her light security detail since the presidential guard’s dissolution in 2018.
- Sheinbaum urged nationwide criminalization of sexual harassment and groping and called for stronger reporting and prosecutions across states.
- Women’s agencies and governors condemned the assault, and Sheinbaum criticized outlets for publishing the images, as data from UN Women underscore widespread harassment and underreporting in Mexico.