Debra Rojas recently revealed that Cesar Chavez began sexually abusing her at age 12. Now, at 66, she has come forward with her story. In her first on-camera interview, she spoke with The Times about how what happened has shaped her life.
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Debra – thank you for being so brave and telling your story. I pray we as a society listen to and believe survivors.
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LOL Comifornia dont want to pay the $ 1 Billion to bypass his grave for the train that will never happen anyway.Dig Him up. ME TOO
The family is going to file a BILLION DOLLAR LAWSUIT against the NYT for DEFAMATION OF CHARACTER AND SLANDER! It doesn’t matter that he’s dead! He is a PUBLIC PERSON, and tarnishing his image and legacy, negatively affects them directly! I guess it will all play out in court!
We have more Epsteins walking around more than we like to admit it.