{"id":4199,"date":"2026-04-07T15:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T15:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=4199"},"modified":"2026-04-07T15:15:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T15:15:00","slug":"another-woman-comes-forward-with-claims-against-cesar-chavez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=4199","title":{"rendered":"Another woman comes forward with claims against Cesar Chavez"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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Biden had a bust of him in the Oval Office during his presidency.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0investigation drew on interviews with more than 60 named and unnamed sources, including former aides, family members and union insiders, to corroborate allegations spanning decades.<\/p>\n<p>Among them were Cynthia Bell and her daughter Esmeralda Lopez, who described a later encounter that adds to the pattern of alleged misconduct surrounding Chavez.<\/p>\n<p>Lopez said she was 19 when Chavez allegedly made an unwanted advance during a work trip, suggesting he could use his influence to benefit her if she agreed to a sexual relationship. She rejected him and said he did not pursue it further.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Labor leader Chavez has been accused of abusing underage girls. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt makes you rethink in history all those heroes,\u201d she said. \u201cThe movement \u2014 that\u2019s the hero.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chavez, who spent most of his life in California, died on April 21, 1993, and has had nearly 50 schools at least partially named after him, as well as roads, monuments and murals.<\/p>\n<p>Now, statues are coming down, street names are being stripped, and murals are being covered up in a rapid-fire backlash against the once-revered labor leader.<\/p>\n<p>Several efforts have targeted Chavez\u2019s legacy, including the removal of statues in San Fernando and at Fresno State, the covering of murals at Santa Ana College, and a proposal to rename San Diego\u2019s C\u00e9sar Ch\u00e1vez Parkway, while other removals are also underway.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Download The California Post App, follow us on social, and subscribe to our newsletters <\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><strong>California Post News<\/strong>: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, WhatsApp, LinkedIn<br \/><strong>California Post Sports<\/strong> Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X<br \/><strong>California Post  <\/strong>Opinion <br \/><strong>California Post Newsletters<\/strong>: Sign up here!<br \/><strong>California Post App<\/strong>: Download here!<br \/><strong>Home delivery<\/strong>: Sign up here!<br \/><strong>Page Six Hollywood<\/strong>: Sign up here!<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; 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