After Dolores Huerta said she was "manipulated and pressured into having sex" with Cesar Chavez in the 1960s, Gov. Gavin Newsom and other elected officials reacted to the stunning allegations.

Elected officials and labor leaders worked to separate allegations against the civil rights icon from the movement he led.

Gov. Gavin Newsom said California is still processing the allegations against Cesar Chavez, calling the moment “sensitive” and saying, “None of us knew.”

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Wednesday said he was still “processing” sexual misconduct allegations against the legendary farm worker activist César Chávez, who died in 1993. Multiple women told The New York Times that Chávez slept with them while they were underage,