Mexican President Groped by a Man on Camera

Claudia Sheinbaum, The Mexican president,, has been groped by a man as she mingled with citizens on the streets of Mexico City, raising questions about the lack of presidential security and the level of sexual harassment the country’s women face. Man tries to kiss and embrace Claudia Sheinbaum, highlighting security risk and harassment women face in Mexico. A video of the incident on Tuesday 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. As the man is steered away, Sheinbaum can be seen smiling stiffly and saying: “Don’t worry.” State police later confirmed that the man had been arrested, and Sheinbaum said on Wednesday 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?” Commentators said the incident showed that no woman was immune to sexual harassment in Mexico.