Mayor lifts minidress, sparks outrage
A Mexican mayor who once said he stole "a little bit" from public funds has sparked outrage again after lifting a woman's dress while dancing on stage during his lavish 44th birthday party.
In a video that has gone viral online, the mustachioed mayor is seen dancing closely with the woman and lifting her minidress, which she quickly brings back down, as a band plays on stage.
"When one is happy, and the women are happy, one doesn't calculate. It's not an excuse, but I do ask for forgiveness from my friend Rosita," he told Milenio television late on Tuesday, wearing a cowboy hat and a shirt with several open buttons, partly exposing his chest.
"Now I see myself in the media, cabron [damn], it's not good. I'm sorry. I know it's a great offence for women because I come from a woman, I have a mother, sisters, daughters," he said.
Ramirez, however, said he did not regret holding the party in his hometown of Huaristemba. He is the twice-elected mayor of San Blas, a town of 43,000 people.