For 5 years, our reporters Manny Fernandez and Sarah Hurtes adopted allegations that the civil rights icon Cesar Chavez had sexually abused women and girls in any respect ranges of the United Farm Staff motion. Manny Fernandez takes us inside their investigation.
By Manny Fernandez, Sarah Hurtes, Mimi Dwyer, Christina Shaman, Thomas Vollkommer, Jon Miller, James Surdam, Nikolay Nikolov, Rafaela Balster, Chris Orr, Pedro Garcia and Rolando Garcia
March 20, 2026
