Sheinbaum files charges after a man groped her in Mexico City

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Wednesday she has filed criminal charges after a man groped and attempted to kiss her as she walked through Mexico City’s historic center on Tuesday, an episode that officials say underscores the everyday harassment faced by women across the country. The encounter was captured on video that circulated widely on social platforms and shows a man approaching the president from behind, placing an arm around her shoulder and touching her hip and chest as she greeted citizens near the National Palace.

Footage shows Sheinbaum gently pushing the man’s hands away and turning to face him, apparently saying "Don't worry," before a member of her security detail intervened and removed the man. Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada announced overnight that the man had been arrested and transferred to a unit that handles sexual offences. Sheinbaum said she decided to press charges because the man continued to harass other women and because the incident reflects a broader problem in Mexico.

"No man has the right to violate that space," Sheinbaum told reporters at her daily press conference, adding that she filed a complaint with the prosecutors office in...