Dolores Huerta says Cesar Chavez "manipulated and pressured" her as abuse allegations emerge
Summary
Dolores Huerta says Cesar Chavez manipulated and pressured her and forced her to have sex with him against her will in the 1960s. Huerta says Chavez fathered two children with her. Her allegations emerged after two women told The New York Times that Chavez sexually abused them in the 1970s, when they were 12 and 13.Key Facts
- Huerta co-founded the United Farm Workers with Chavez.
- Huerta alleges Chavez manipulated and pressured her.
- Huerta says Chavez forced her to have sex with him against her will in the 1960s.
- Huerta says Chavez fathered two children with her.
- Two women told The New York Times that Chavez sexually abused them in the 1970s.
- The women said they were 12 and 13 when the alleged abuse occurred.
- Huerta spoke out after the allegations from the two women emerged.
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