Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has pressed charges against the man who publicly groped and tried to kiss her outside the National Palace in Mexico City.
A video of Tuesday’s incident shows Sheinbaum — the first woman to serve as Mexico’s leader — greeting people on the street before a man approaches her from behind and puts his arm around her, then leans in for a kiss while lifting his hands toward her breasts. The man was arrested and placed in police custody.
“It must be clear that, beyond being president, this is something that many women experience in the country and in the world; no one can violate our body and personal space,” Sheinbaum wrote in Spanish on X.
Sheinbaum said at news conference Thursday that she plans to launch a campaign against sexual abuse to create a cultural change in Mexico, in addition to making sexual harassment a criminal offense in every state of the country. Presenté una denuncia por el episodio de acoso que viví ayer en la Ciudad de México. Debe quedar claro que, más allá de ser presidenta, esto es algo que viven muchas mujeres en el país y en el mundo; nadie puede vulnerar nuestro cuerpo y espacio personal.
Erum Salam is a breaking news reporter and producer for MS NOW. She previously was a breaking news reporter for The Guardian.
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