Overview

• Erik Morales stepped down after Mayor Burgueño Ruiz demanded his exit in response to a formal abuse allegation.
• A female employee filed a complaint on July 10 alleging that Morales forcibly kissed, groped and attempted rape during an encounter on July 4.
• The victim took her report to the municipal Sindicatura and the Baja California Fiscalía General del Estado, prompting official scrutiny.
• The state attorney general’s office has opened an investigation into the detailed sexual assault accusations against the former champion boxer.
• Local press and social media outlets reported Morales’s departure despite no formal announcement from the Tijuana municipal government.