Cesar Chavez accused of abusing Dolores Huerta, minors
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Civil rights icon Dolores Huerta publicly alleges Cesar Chavez sexually assaulted her, following a New York Times investigation.
Renowned civil rights activist Dolores Huerta said that Cesar Chavez, the celebrated labor leader, sexually assaulted her — an allegation she made public due to a New York Times investigation that reported Chavez sexually abused two girls.
The New York Times investigation, published on Wednesday, March 18, includes allegations that Chavez sexually abused two girls while they were under the age of 18. The Times also reported that Chavez raped Huerta in 1966 in Delano, California.
Huerta “said she chose not to report the assault to the police because of their hostility toward the movement, and she feared that no one within the union would believe her,” according to the New York Times.
USA TODAY generally does not name victims of sexual assault. But Huerta spoke out publicly to tell her story, in an interview with the New York Times and in a statement posted online.
In the statement, Huerta said she could “no longer stay silent” and had to share her own experiences following the New York Times’ investigation.
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