‘We’re in shock’: Farmworkers grapple with Cesar Chavez sex abuse allegations 63%
Los Angeles Times - By Ian James, Melissa Gomez - 3/19/2026, 10:00 AM
Explosive allegations that Cesar Chavez abused girls and sexually assaulted his fellow labor activist Dolores Huerta decades ago are roiling the farmworker community, leaving many stunned at the revelations. Teresa Romero, president of United Farm Workers, condemned the acts that Chavez was accused of committing in the 1960s and 1970s... more