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US civil rights leader Cesar Chavez accused of sexual abuse

The allegations have prompted the cancellations of events and celebrations planned in his honour later this month.

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Who Is Dolores Huerta? The Civil Rights Leader Breaking Her Silence on Cesar Chavez Allegations

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UFW leaders shocked after Cesar Chavez allegations, work to support farmworkers continues

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Cesar Chavez accused of sexual abuse, attorney explains accusers' legal options

A New York Times investigation revealed that Chavez is accused of sexually abusing underage girls who worked alongside him in the labor movement.

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Civil rights leader Dolores Huerta issues statement accusing Cesar Chavez of sexual abuse

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Cesar Chavez abused and raped women and girls, NYT investigation says

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Civil rights leader Dolores Huerta issues statement accusing César Chávez of sexual abuse

"As a young mother in the 1960s, I experienced two separate sexual encounters with Cesar," Huerta said in the statement.

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César Chávez accused of sexually abusing girls, fellow labor rights leader

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César Chávez accused of sexually abusing labor rights leader Dolores Huerta

Cesar Chavez accused of abusing girls and women, drawing outrage and a reckoning for civil rights movement

Chavez was accused of sexually abusing girls and women during his era leading the United Farm Workers. The union's co-founder Dolores Huerta said he sexually assaulted her, as well.

Cesar Chavez Helped Spark a Texas Farmworker Uprising

Farmworkers in Texas took cues from strikes Chavez helped lead in California to demand better pay and more rights.