Overview
- The Sonora state prosecutor’s office said it opened a formal investigation after receiving complaints over a video that allegedly ridicules people with autism.
- DIF Sonora’s disability office reported filing multiple complaints, including on behalf of two Parque Infantil workers, and preparing a referral to CONAPRED.
- Authorities are assessing potential discrimination and usurpation-of-identity offenses that DIF officials say could carry one to four years in prison if proven.
- Prosecutors noted the creator monetized the clip, which shows him simulating autism and throwing peanuts at passersby outside Hermosillo’s Parque Infantil.
- Samuel Obeso deleted the video and issued a live apology after criticism, while earlier stating on TikTok that he is on the autism spectrum.