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Sheinbaum Presses Charges After Street Groping in Mexico City

She casts the assault as emblematic of the harassment many women endure in Mexico.

Overview

  • Mexico City police arrested the suspect seen in the viral video and placed him in the sex crimes unit’s custody.
  • President Claudia Sheinbaum filed a formal criminal complaint and asked authorities to pursue charges.
  • Sheinbaum said the man was very drunk and had harassed other women on the street before his detention.
  • Despite scrutiny of her protection, she said she will keep her light-security approach and continue walking among crowds.
  • She criticized Reforma for publishing the images as re-victimization and urged uniform state laws to criminalize harassment.