Mexican President Sheinbaum to press charges after man gropes her on walk

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum decided to property charges against a antheral who was seen groping and trying to buss her portion she was connected a abbreviated locomotion successful Mexico City connected Tuesday.

In a station connected X, Sheinbaum said she would "review the authorities truthful that this transgression is punishable successful each 32 [Mexican] states." 

In a video accompanying the post, she remarked that "if this tin hap to the president, what tin we expect for each the young women successful our country?"

Sheinbaum, 62, was seen successful a video that has since gone viral speaking with locals erstwhile a antheral approaches the president from down and puts his hands connected her assemblage earlier leaning toward her face. The Mexican president aboriginal described the antheral arsenic being "totally drunk."

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President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during a property league astatine the National Palace successful Mexico City connected Nov. 3, 2025. (Henry Romero/File Photo/Reuters)

In the video, Sheinbaum, who is instantly and visibly startled, turns toward the antheral and mildly pushes his hands away, portion managing to support a stiff smile.

A authorities authoritative is seen successful the video rapidly stepping successful to abstracted the 2 arsenic the president backs away. The antheral was past led disconnected arsenic onlookers watched successful disbelief.

The incidental reportedly took spot arsenic Sheinbaum was walking betwixt Mexico’s National Palace and the Education Ministry. 

Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada announced Tuesday nighttime that the antheral had been arrested, The Associated Press reported.

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President Claudia Sheinbaum attends a property league astatine the National Palace successful Mexico City connected Nov. 3, 2025. (Henry Romero/Reuters)

While speaking astatine her regular quality league connected Wednesday, Sheinbaum framed the infinitesimal arsenic symbolic of a broader contented facing Mexican women.

"This is thing I experienced arsenic a woman, but it is thing that each women successful our state experience," she said.

When addressing the video of the incident, Sheinbaum said posting it was "completely unethical and immoral."

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President Claudia Sheinbaum announced a program to motorboat a run to amended men connected respecting women's rights. (Raquel Cunha/File Photo/Reuters)

In the aftermath of the incident, Sheinbaum announced a program to motorboat a run to amended men connected respecting women's rights.

"This is an contented of dignity for women and of recognizing our rights," she said. "We person published a women's rights booklet, and this is connected to that. It's a substance of defending each Mexican women."

Sheinbaum, who took bureau successful October 2024 arsenic Mexico’s archetypal pistillate president, emphasized that the incidental would not deter her from engaging straight with citizens.

"We cannot region ourselves from the people," she said. "That would beryllium to contradict wherever we travel from and who we are."

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Before becoming president, Sheinbaum was caput of authorities of Mexico City until 2023.

Fox News Digital has reached retired to Sheinbaum's bureau for comment.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.