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.

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      22 hours ago

      A sexual predator in Mexico was emboldened enough to grope the president in front of reporters.

      And E. Jean Carroll did sue (and won a settlement from) Trump for sexual assault.

      Let’s not do the “every nation is better than the US about everything now” thing.

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      Gangs are illegal in Mexico and corruption is something to be fought against

      ICE gets 100k salary to beat up and kidnap people with masks in US