Mexican President, Claudia Sheinbaum, was gr0ped by a man who tried to kiss her as she mingled with citizens on the streets of Mexico City, raising questions about the level of s£xual harassment the country’s women face.
The sad incident occurred on Tuesday, November 4, as Sheinbaum walked to an event near the presidential palace, shaking hands and taking pictures with people along the way.
A video of the incident shows a visibly drunk man trying to kiss the president on the neck and embrace her from behind, as she removes his hands and turns to face him, before a government official steps in and places himself between them.
Sheinbaum can be seen smiling, saying: “Don’t worry.”
State police later confirmed that the man had been arrested, and Sheinbaum said on Wednesday, November 5, she would press charges.
“This is something I experienced as a woman, but it is something that all women in our country experience,” said Sheinbaum in her daily press conference. “If I do not file a complaint, where does that leave all Mexican women? If they do this to the president, what happens to all the other women in the country?”
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