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Man Arrested After Groping Mexico’s First Female President, Sheinbaum Demands Nationwide Law Against Harassment
Mexico’s first female president, Claudia Sheinbaum, demands stronger harassment laws after a man groped her in public. The suspect has been arrested as outrage spreads.
Mexico’s first female president, Claudia Sheinbaum, has called for sexual harassment to be criminalized nationwide after a man groped and attempted to kiss her in public while she greeted supporters.
The incident occurred on Tuesday near the presidential palace in Mexico City, where Sheinbaum was seen in social media videos walking to an event, shaking hands, and taking photos with citizens.
In the footage, the man approached the president from behind, placed an arm around her shoulder, and touched her hip and chest while trying to kiss her neck. Members of her security detail quickly intervened, pulling the man away. Witnesses said he appeared to be intoxicated.
Speaking at her morning press conference on Wednesday, Sheinbaum said she decided to file a formal complaint after learning that the man had continued to harass other women in the area.
“My view is, if I don’t file a complaint, what will happen to other Mexican women? If they do this to the president, what will happen to all women in our country?” she asked.
Authorities later confirmed that the man had been arrested and detained in Mexico City, where sexual harassment is punishable by law.
Sheinbaum said the government would review whether such behavior is legally considered a criminal offense across all states, noting that not all 32 federal districts include such penalties in their criminal codes.
“It should be a criminal offense, and we are going to launch a campaign,” she said, recalling that she had experienced similar harassment in her youth.
Despite the shocking act, Sheinbaum was seen handling the situation calmly — even agreeing to take a photo with the man before realizing the extent of what had happened.
“This person approached me completely drunk, I don’t know if he was on drugs,” she explained. “It wasn’t until I saw the videos that I realized what had really happened.”
The incident sparked public outrage, criticism of the presidential security team, and renewed debate over machismo culture and the normalization of harassment in Mexico.
According to UN Women, about 70 percent of Mexican women aged 15 and older have experienced at least one incident of sexual harassment in their lifetime.
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