The man who harassed President Claudia Sheinbaum, identified as Uriel Rivera, was criminally charged this Friday with the crime of sexual abuse, committed against another woman. A judge ordered the trial against Uriel Rivera, 33, for touching a 25-year-old woman, which occurred last Tuesday in the streets of downtown Mexico City. This assault happened after the same sexual attack on Sheinbaum.
The judicial hearing took place this Friday in Mexico City and concerned only the complaint from the young woman, after which the accused was detained after the victim reported him to agents who were monitoring him following the attack on the president.
The subject will remain imprisoned in the Norte Reclusorio, and he will still have to face a criminal process for the assault on the Mexican leader.
On Tuesday, when Sheinbaum was walking through the city center and greeting some citizens, a man, apparently drunk, approached her, tried to kiss her on the neck, and then hugged her from behind.
The assault was captured on a video that went viral on social media.
Hours later, federal authorities confirmed that the attacker, identified as Uriel Rivera Martínez, was arrested and referred to the Mexico City Prosecutor's Office for Sexual Crimes.
Penal sources indicated that Sheinbaum was the victim of an obvious case of sexual abuse, according to the Penal Code for Mexico City, but at the time of the crime, none of the president's close aides intervened.
On Wednesday, at her press conference, Sheinbaum announced that she had filed a complaint against the individual, although she acknowledged that she hesitated to do so, but she did it to "send a message to all women and all men."
Additionally, she reported that the individual had assaulted other women in the city center on the same day he did her.
The assault on Sheeinbaum has generated strong indignation in the country due to the persistence of sexual crimes and violence against women, which reaches the highest authority in the country.
In Mexico, more than 70% of women over 15 have experienced at least one type of violence, such as sexual (48%), psychological (52%), or physical (35%), according to data from the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi).
However, organizations and authorities estimate an underreporting or 'dark figure' of over 90% due to cases that are not reported.
"I want to be clear: we will not tolerate violence against women. This is unacceptable," stated Sheinbaum.
