As someone who grew up in the San Joaquin Valley, this is about the most unsurprising thing ever. Not him being a rapist specifically, but The Beloved Labor Leader being a piece of shit was well known.
Chavez's dudes used to beat the fuck out of illegals who were cutting in on their gigs and leave their unconscious bodies in our drainage ditches.
If Black men had betrayed our community like this there would be endless discourse. Are Latino men being held accountable by their community for what they did?