The Mexico City Secretariat of Citizen Security (SSC) reported that it arrested four men who were allegedly engaging in sexual misconduct, separately, on the capital’s Collective Transportation System (STC) Metro.
The agency stated that the arrests were made at stations on Metro Line 7 as part of a strategy to strengthen passenger safety on the trains.
How the offenders were arrested
First case
Officers from the SSC Auxiliary Police caught two men engaging in sexual misconduct in the last car of the train at Tacuba Station, located in the Miguel Hidalgo borough.
As a result, the officers from the capital asked the offenders to leave the car. The men, aged 38 and 24, respectively, were subsequently arrested and brought before a civil judge.
Second Case
The second incident occurred at the Refinería station, located in the Ángel Zimbrón neighborhood of the Azcapotzalco borough, where STC Metro riders requested police assistance to report that a pair of men were sexually touching each other in the last seats of the train.
“The police arrested two men, ages 30 and 33, and they were also brought before a civic judge, who will determine the appropriate sanction.”
THE FACT
What happens in the last car of the Metro?
In the last car of the Mexico City Metro, especially at night, there is a practice known as “metrear,” which involves sexual encounters between men. This space has become a common place for these gatherings, which has been dubbed the “Happy Meal.”
It is worth mentioning that a civic judge is the competent authority responsible for sanctioning administrative offenses or violations of the Civic Culture Law and other regulations.
“Their main function is to maintain order and social harmony, resolving conflicts, reconciling the parties, and applying sanctions.”
Relationships in Public Spaces: What Does the Law Say?
Although the legislation does not criminalize the performance of sexual acts in public spaces, the Civic Culture Law of Mexico City establishes, in Article 26, that it is an offense against human dignity to exhibit one’s sexual organs with the intent to harass or assault another person.
However, the probable offender will only be brought forward when there is a complaint from the person assaulted or harassed. Therefore, a judge will determine whether any action is appropriate. of the following sanctions:
Warning.
Fine.
Arrest.
Community service.
Source: milenio
