ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Dolores Huerta issued a statement, admitting Cesar Chavez manipulated her into having sex and led to her having two kids she put up for adoption.
Huerta, a civil rights activist who calls New Mexico home, worked alongside Chavez during the 1960s labor movement. She released a statement Wednesday, stating she wanted to share a secret she has kept for “the last 60 years” to not hurt the movement she has dedicated her life to.
“The first time I was manipulated and pressured into having sex with him, and I didn’t feel I could say no because he was someone that I admired, my boss and the leader of the movement I had already devoted years of my life to. The second time I was forced, against my will, and in an environment where I felt trapped,” Huerta said…