Leftist Civil Rights Icon Cesar Chavez Accused of Years of Child Sexual Abuse

Democratic Convention in New York City, July 14, 1976. Cesar Chavez at podium, nominating Gov. Brown.

A major investigation by The New York Times has raised child asexual abuse allegations against Cesar Chavez, the leftist labor activist long celebrated as a civil rights figure.

The report outlines claims from multiple women who say Chavez abused them while they were minors during the 1970s, when he was at the height of his national influence.

Two women, Ana Murguia and Debra Rojas...