US Civil Rights Leader Cesar Chavez Accused of Sexual Abuse

Cesar Chavez Day To Be Renamed After Sex Abuse Claims Against Activist

Lawmakers in California said Thursday they will rename the Cesar Chavez Day state holiday in the wake of disturbing allegations of sexual abuse by...

ABC's John Quiñones calls Cesar Chavez allegations 'devastating' after reporting on him for decades

"He was our hero, and now to see this, it's just devastating," John Quiñones told Eyewitness News, sharing his insight as a former farmworker himself who looked up to Chavez.

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.

U.S. civil rights leader Dolores Huerta says Cesar Chavez sexually assaulted her in the 1960s

Civil rights ​leader Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers union with Cesar Chavez and fought alongside him for decades to expand labour rights in the U.S., on Wednesday accused Chavez of sexually assaulting her in the 1960s.

Who Is Dolores Huerta? All About the César Chávez Accuser & Civil Rights Leader

Huerta claimed she was sexually abused by Chavez decades ago. Here's everything we know about her and the controversy surrounding Chavez.

Labor rights leader Dolores Huerta says she was sexually abused by César Chavez

Labor rights leader Dolores Huerta says she was sexually abused by César Chavez amid reported allegations of abuse by others during his tenure as president of The United Farm Workers union.