Tales of abuse from #ActivistBros isn't a new thing. Whether it's being closet abusers or control freaks -- positions of power are ripe for abuse (#Gandhi being another example). "Leaders" should be accountable, and allegations of abuse should always be looked into (yeah, I'm looking at you, #WinonaLaDuke).

#CesarChavez Was a Human Rights Icon. Allegedly, He Was Also Some Women’s Worst Nightmare.

Like so many abusers before him, his sterling public image provided the perfect cover.

By Christina Cauterucci
March 19, 2026

"Cesar Chavez was a devoted workers’ rights advocate, a civil rights icon who improved the lives of millions of farmworkers through social activism and political organizing. According to allegations published Wednesday in the New York Times and on Medium, he was also a serial rapist and child abuser.

Multiple women have come forward with stories of being groomed as children and molested as young teens by Chavez. They say he used his position of reverence among labor leaders, Chicanos, and leftist activists to lure them in and earn their parents’ trust—some alleged victims were children of his associates—then told them to keep quiet about the abuse lest other girls get jealous. The accusers include #DoloresHuerta, Chavez’s longtime collaborator and a civil rights luminary in her own right, who said in a statement he pressured her into sex one time and forced her into it another."

Read more:
https://slate.com/life/2026/03/cesar-chavez-dolores-huerta-sexual-abuse-allegations-2026.html

#WorldPol #Abusers #CallThemOut #SexualPredators #AbuseOfPower

#TFG #Journalism #CallThemOut

Don't let any journalist use the wrong words. Call them out. Send an email. call the radio or streaming station. Call the company. Even NPR does it.