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Man arrested for sexual abuse in Chapultepec Park in Mexico City

A woman was sexually abused by a man in the forest of Chapultepec; The subject was arrested.

A 32-year-old woman was sexually assaulted by a man who forced her to enter the Bosque de Chapultepec in the Miguel Hidalgo district of Mexico City, the CDMX Citizen Security Secretariat reported.

In a statement, the SSC said that police agents had arrested the 40-year-old man who was identified as the likely person responsible for the woman’s sexual abuse.

The woman asked for help through the My Police application

The victim told security forces that she was walking along Paseo de la Reforma when a man riding a bicycle came up to her and started talking to her. The man became aggressive and forced her to enter the park, where she touched and sexually assaulted him. However, during the fight, she managed to take out her cell phone and ask for assistance using the “My Police” application.

When officers were alerted by the radio frequency, they went to Chapultepec Park near the Gandhi statue, where they found a man and a woman fighting on the grass. When she approached, the woman said she had been sexually assaulted, and the man was immediately arrested.

The police officers protected the victim, requested the arrival of an ambulance for treatment, and paramedics from the Emergency and Rescue Squadron (ERUM), who arrived at the scene, examined the victim and diagnosed her with a nervous breakdown.

The possible perpetrator of the attack was read his rights and referred to the relevant State Department official who will clarify his legal situation.

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