Cesar Chavez, the iconic labor leader, is accused of sexually assault two under-aged girls in the 1970s as well as fellow farmworkers leader Dolores Huerta in the 1960s, according to an investigation from the New York Times.

Civil rights and labor leader Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers (UFW) union, publicly shared her experiences of sexual abuse by César Chávez on March 18, 2026, saying she can no

The labor icon sexually assaulted female followers as young as 12 in the 1970s, and raped Huerta, now 95, in 1966, according to a New York Times investigation.

Dolores Huerta, one of the country's most influential labor activists, responded on Wednesday to the explosive allegations against Latino civil rights activist Cesar Chavez, saying he forced her into two sex encounters and that he impregnated her twice.

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Dolores Huerta issued a statement alleging past abuse by labor leader César Chávez, saying she remained silent for decades to protect the farmworker movement.

A day after the farmworkers union Cesar Chavez co-founded announced it was distancing itself from him after allegations surfaced, civil rights leader Dolores Huerta broke her silence on her past sexual encounters with him that resulted in secret children.