A powerhouse in the civil rights and labor movements, Huerta levied her own allegations against Chavez following a bombshell exposé detailing his abuse. Amid the release of an extensive investigation into celebrated labor leader Cesar Chavez’s sexual abuse of girls, civil rights icon Dolores Huerta has shared she was also one of his victims. Huerta, who co-founded the National Farm Workers Association with Chavez and activist Gilbert Padilla, issued a personal statement Wednesday morning