Civil rights activist Dolores Huerta has given her first public interview since making sexual assault allegations against fellow labor leader Cesar Chavez, appearing on the public radio show and podcast Latino USA.

Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers union alongside Chavez, made the accusations in what appears to be her first detailed public discussion of the matter since an investigation into the claims.

During the interview with journalist Maria Hinojosa, host of Latino USA, Huerta described feeling isolated during the time of the alleged incidents. "At the time of the incidents, she felt alone and trapped," according to reports about her statements.

The allegations involve Chavez, the iconic labor organizer who died in 1993 and is widely celebrated as a champion of farmworkers' rights and civil rights. Chavez and Huerta worked together for decades building the farmworkers' movement and the United Farm Workers union.

The interview marks Huerta's first extensive public comments on the allegations since they became the subject of an investigation. Huerta, now in her 90s, remains an active voice in labor and civil rights advocacy.

The claims have drawn significant attention given Chavez's status as a revered figure in the civil rights movement and labor organizing history.