Cesar Chavez Faces Sex-Abuse Claims, Forcing Reevaluation of a Civil Rights Icon
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The New York Times presents multiple accounts and hundreds of documents suggesting Cesar Chavez groomed and sexually abused girls who worked in the United Farm Workers movement, including a 13-year-old, over several years, prompting a reexamination of his legacy as a civil rights hero.
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