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Ricardo Valero is accused of harassment

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Ricardo Valero resigned after he was caught stealing a book in Buenos Aires - Photo: Lucpia Godínez/EL UNIVERSAL
05/01/2020 |10:45
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Ricardo Valero is accused of sexual harassment

The Foreign Affairs Ministry heard about the accusations against the former Mexican ambassador to Argentina , , who has been accused of sexually harassing a minor . Despite the accusations, the ministry hasn’t opened an investigation since Valero stopped representing Mexico in Argentina since December 22, 2019, after he was filmed stealing a book . The diplomat is now retired and it was revealed that he has health issues after he had surgery to remove a brain tumor , which has had an impact on his health years after. “Forgetting” that he had a book in his pocket could be justified but sexual harassment ? As far as we know, there’s no brain tumor that could justify that behavior.

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