a report by the New York Times<\/a>, an 86-year-old woman, identified as Jane Doe, filed a complaint on Sept. 1 in Kern County Superior Court.<\/p>\nThe woman is suing the estate of Cesar Chavez, the Cesar Chavez Foundation and the United Farmworkers Foundation.<\/p>\n
The woman claims Chavez raped her in 1973 at the union’s compound east of Bakersfield during a spring celebration. She also claims union leadership covered up his abuse of women for years.<\/p>\n
The lawsuit outlines a second assault three or four years later.<\/p>\n
The 86- year- old Jane Doe is suing under a California Assembly Bill which took effect January first of this year. The law reopens a two-year window for survivors of sexual assault to file claims that previously expired.<\/p>\n
The New York Times first broke the story of alleged abuses back in March.<\/p>\n
Several women, including fellow civil rights champion Dolores Huerta, came forward to say they were also abused by Chavez. He died in 1993.<\/p>\n
The UFW and the Chavez Foundation have not responded to the latest claims.<\/p>\n
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