US EditionCesar Chavez, civil rights icon, accused of sexually abusing underage girls for years
The United Farm Workers and César Chávez Foundation halted March 31 events following a New York Times probe revealing decades-old sexual abuse allegations against Chávez.
- On Wednesday, Dolores Huerta, labor activist and United Farm Workers co-founder, said Cesar Chavez sexually assaulted her and fathered two children she arranged to be raised by other families.
- The New York Times reported Chavez sexually abused two underage girls between 1972 and 1977, based on interviews with over 60 people, leading UFW and the Cesar Chavez Foundation to skip March 31 events.
- Quoting Huerta directly, 'The second time I was forced, against my will, and in an environment where I felt trapped,' she said, and she arranged for her children to be raised by others.
- The Chavez family said they are 'shocked and saddened' and the organizations are developing a 'safe and confidential process' for support.
- Calls to rename or reframe Chavez Day have emerged amid the revelations, as Los Angeles County considers changing the holiday to 'Farmworker Day' after March 31, 2026.
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