美國農工運動領袖凱薩·查維斯（César Chavez）遭控性虐待女性和女童，引發全美紀念活動大規模取消、改名或延期。勞工權益人士烏埃爾塔（Dolores Huerta）本週揭露自己也是受害者之一，她於聲明中表示曾遭查維斯「操縱和施壓」及「違背意願強迫」，並指兩次性侵經歷導致懷孕，她將兩個孩子交由他人撫養，直到數週前才對外坦露真相。
夥伴也遭毒手
烏埃爾塔於1962年與查韋斯共同創辦全國農工協會，該組織後來成為美國農工聯合會。她在聲明中解釋沉默60年的原因：「建設運動和保障農工權利是我的人生志業。工會是實現這些權利的唯一工具，我不願讓塞薩爾或任何人阻礙這項事業。」儘管譴責查維斯的行為，烏埃爾塔強調農工運動遠超個人，「凱薩的行為不會減損數千人共同為農工爭取的永久改善。我們必須持續支持需要倡議和行動的社區。」
《紐約時報》首先報導查維斯對從事運動工作的年輕女孩進行誘騙並實施性虐待。已於1993年去世、享年66歲的查維斯，在1960年代帶領農工爭取更高薪資和工作條件，長期被美國民主黨領導人推崇，與馬丁·路德·金恩和羅莎·帕克斯並列為民權象徵。
全國取消紀念活動
指控風暴引發迅速連鎖反應。美國農工聯合會宣布將不參與任何以其創辦人名義舉辦的活動。德州州長阿博特於週三宣布該州今年不再慶祝查維斯日，並指示所有州政府機構遵守此項改變，同時表示將與立法者合作從州法中刪除該假日。亞利桑州州長霍布斯發言人索托表示，霍布斯已拒絕將3月31日認定為查維斯日，這已是連續第三年。加州州長紐森表示仍在「消化」此消息，未承諾做出任何改變。
全國多個城市紛紛取消紀念活動。查維斯基金會在指控公開前數日就已要求數個城市取消慶祝活動。該基金會18日發表聲明，承諾對受害者提供「恢復性正義和療癒」，並表示將在查維斯家族支持下重新審視組織認同。查維斯家族聲明表示「對此消息感到震驚」，並「祝願倖存者和平與療癒，讚許他們的勇氣挺身而出」。
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