Claudia Sheinbaum says she is pressing charges because "a line must be drawn" against the harassment of Mexican women.

Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum has said she will press charges against a man who groped her during a public appearance.

Mobile phone footage of the incident on Tuesday shows Sheinbaum speaking to a group of supporters on a street near the National Palace in Mexico City. A man approaches her from behind and attempts to kiss her on the neck and place his hands on her body.

“My view is, if I don’t file a complaint, what will happen to other Mexican women? If they do this to the president, what will happen to all women in our country?” Sheinbaum said at a news conference on Wednesday.

  • scarabic@lemmy.worldEnglish
    0·
    15 days ago

    In another thread about this episode people were saying the entire incident was staged by her to distract from other news. I got downvoted to hell for suggesting that it was anti-woman to believe such a conspiracy theory rather than acknowledge that a woman got groped.

    The fact that she’s pressing charges should put the conspiracy theory to bed. Why would she take it into a courtroom for more attention if it was just a stunt to manipulate the press that week? I’m sure someone will double down on conspiracy theories to come up with an answer to that question…

    • supersquirrel@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      0·
      15 days ago

      Sexism is believing it is okay to grope a woman and commit sexual assault.

      Casual sexism is automatically assuming a woman (in power or not) who brings legal action against someone for committing sexual assault is doing so for attention or some other false ulterior motive.