Good morning, Stockton.
New reporting is prompting a closer look at a figure long tied to the farmworker movement.
Labor leader Dolores Huerta is speaking publicly about alleged sexual assaults by Cesar Chavez, adding new context to the legacy of one of the most recognized figures in the farmworker movement. Reporting from Brooke Binkowski outlines Huerta’s account and how it is prompting renewed attention and discussion.
Elsewhere, six people were hospitalized after a house fire in east Stockton, according to fire officials. Police are also investigating a weekend hit-and-run that left a 21-year-old man dead following an altercation. And in San Joaquin County court, a murder suspect tied to the killing of a minor and multiple sexual offense allegations has been arraigned.
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Daniel Garza
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Today’s top story
Dolores Huerta, labor movement leader, details sexual assault by Cesar Chavez
By Brooke Binkowski • Times of San Diego
Both assaults led to pregnancies that she kept to term, Huerta said, adding that she arranged to have the children raised by other families.
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