- MEXICO CITY: A wealthy Mexican man apologized Wednesday for beating a parking attendant who refused to show him where to find the jack in his car, the latest in a run of class- and race-discrimination scandals that have drawn outrage in Mexico.
Ademar Gonzalez, the lawyer for parking attendant Hugo Enrique Vera, said Miguel Sacal, the man who beat his client at a luxury apartment building, has agreed to apologize and pay damages for the beating. Vera said two of his front teeth were broken in the beating, which happened July 8 but didn't come to public attention until a video of the incident was posted on social networking sites Tuesday. Gonzalez did not reveal the amount of the damage payment. Governmental human rights and anti-discrimination officials said that apart from the assault itself, Sacal could face charges for discrimination.

