US EditionMexico President Sheinbaum Presses Charges After Groping During Mexico City Walk
Sheinbaum filed criminal charges after a man groped and tried to kiss her, highlighting that 70% of Mexican women face sexual harassment, according to UN Women data.
- On Tuesday, President Claudia Sheinbaum was accosted during a short walk from the National Palace to the Ministry of Education, and local media identified the man as Uriel Rivera, arrested at 9pm.
- Choosing to walk the short route, Sheinbaum follows a minimal-security approach, taking a five-minute walk from National Palace to Education Ministry rather than a 20-minute car ride, the same day she met Grecia Quiroz, widow of Carlos Manzo, assassinated mayor.
- Footage shows the middle-aged man depicted in video approaching from behind, putting his arm around President Claudia Sheinbaum and touching her while she pushed his hands away before Sheinbaum's staff intervened.
- Sheinbaum called the attack an assault on all women and said she would pursue legal steps, announcing on Wednesday she filed a complaint and pressed charges while urging state governments of Mexico to review laws and Mexico's Women's Ministry to discourage harmful media content.
- The episode intensified debate amid reports of 501 femicides through September, and feminist activists criticized Sheinbaum's past inaction while calling for legal and policing reforms.
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The public groping of its first female president has placed Mexico’s epidemic of violence against women into sharp focus.Claudia Sheinbaum was speaking to a group of supporters in Mexico City on Tuesday when a man approached her from behind and tried to kiss her on the neck and touch her chest. The president moved his hands away before a member of her staff stepped between them, and the man was later arrested. Video of the incident “quickly rico…
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Is Suing The Man Who Groped Her
On November 4, 2025, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum was assaulted during a public walk near the National Palace in Mexico City. A man identified as Uriel Rivera approached and groped her before being quickly detained by security. He now faces sexual harassment charges.The president filed a formal complaint the following day, describing the assault as “an attack on all women.” Her statement reignited conversation around Mexico’s persistent g…
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After a sexual assault on her, Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum is launching a nationwide campaign. Among other things, the politician is seeking prison sentences.
A man was arrested Tuesday in Mexico City hours after allegedly harassing Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum while she was in the city's historic center, near the National Palace…
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