Cesar Chavez legacy rocked by allegations of sexual abuse from multiple women
A New York Times investigation reports that at least three women now accuse the late labor and civil‑rights leader Cesar Chavez of sexually abusing them when they were underage. One woman says the encounters began when she was 13, another at 12, and a United Farm Workers co‑founder also alleges misconduct. The claims have shaken Chavez’s long‑held reputation as a champion of farm workers and civil rights.