Mexican President Sheinbaum Takes Action against Drunk Man Who Tried to Sexually Assault Her
- Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said the harassment she faced from a drunk man was an attack on all women
- Sheinbaum stressed she refused to stay silent noting women across Mexico experienced similar violations daily
- Mexico City’s mayor confirmed the suspect was arrested as leaders nationwide condemned the incident saying any attack on the president was an attack on all women
Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, has said that the harassment she experienced from a drunk man near the National Palace was “an assault on all women."
The female president confirmed she has pressed charges.
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Sheinbaum said she refused to stay silent, noting that women across Mexico face similar violations daily.
“No man has the right to violate that space. I decided to press charges because this is something I experienced as a woman, but that women in our country experience every single day," she said in a government-released video.
The alleged incident occurred on Tuesday, November 4, when the man approached the president in the street, appearing to lean in for a kiss and touch her body.
Sheinbaum pushed him away while keeping a composed smile, The Guardian reported.
Footage posted widely on social media showed her saying, “Don’t worry”, as she tried to remain calm.
Sheinbaum said:
‘If I don’t report it, what message does that send?’
Sheinbaum stressed that staying silent would undermine the fight for women’s safety.
“If I do not report the crime, what condition does that leave Mexican women in? His has happened to me before, even when I was a student," she said.
Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada confirmed the suspect had been arrested overnight, CBS news reported.
Security debate follows street incident
Questions have been raised about presidential security, as Sheinbaum had chosen to walk a short distance between government buildings to save time.
She insisted she would not alter her behaviour.
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“It takes five minutes to walk, instead of a 20-minute drive. I will not change how I act," she said.
Leaders rally in support:
‘If they touch the president, they touch all women’
Mayor Brugada expressed solidarity, echoing Sheinbaum’s historic election message.
“If they touch the president, they touch all of us. Not one more humiliation. Not one more abuse," Brugada said.
Mexico’s National Governors Conference also condemned the incident.
“Every form of violence against a woman is unacceptable. There is no place for it in a society aspiring to equality," the group said.
Lady calls out her ex-school mate over sexual assault
Previously, Legit.ng reported a lady voiced out her ugly experience at her alma mater is a Nigerian lady identified as Obiamaka Chidinma Azubuike.
The ex-student of Olashore International School in Osun State accused her former secondary school of sweeping her sexual assault incident that happened 17 years and 7 months ago.
According to the lady who claimed to be a PR prefect of the school in SS3, she had gone to the boarding school's main hall with 4 female classmates for the Senior House Debates only to be turned back on the premise that their presence wasn't required because they had exams forthcoming.
Proofreading by Kola Muhammed, copy editor at Legit.ng.
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