An investigation by The New York Times found extensive evidence that the United Farm Workers co-founder groomed and sexually abused girls who worked in the movement.

According to a New York Times investigation, two women now in their 60s is accusing civil rights icon and labor leader Cesar Chavez of raping and sexually abusing them when they were only 12-years-old.

Labor leader Cesar Chavez is accused of sexually assaulting two underage girls and fellow farmworker leader Dolores Huerta, according to a New York Times inquiry.

Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers movement with Cesar Chavez, alleges that Chavez "manipulated and pressured" and later forced her against her will to have sex with him in the 1960s,

Labor rights activist Dolores Huerta revealed she was among women and girls who say they were sexually abused by César Chavez, the widely admired Latino icon who brought to light the struggles of farmhands while leading the United Farm Workers union.

A New York Times report details allegations that Cesar Chavez groomed girls and abused women, including Dolores Huerta.

A New York Times investigation revealed that Chavez, for decades the face of the Latino civil rights movement, had groomed and sexually abused girls.

In a statement, the foundation said it was aware of accusations of inappropriate behavior with women and minors during his time as UFW president.