Beitrag vom 11.02.2018

The Sunday Times

Oxfam among charities reeling as 120 workers accused of sexual abuse in last year alone

Minister threatens to withdraw aid funding

James Gillespie, Caroline Wheeler, Iram Ramzan and Richard Kerbaj

Oxfam reported 87 incidents last year; 53 were referred to police or other authorities

More than 120 workers for Britain’s leading charities were accused of sexual abuse in the past year alone, fuelling fears that paedophiles are targeting overseas aid organisations.

As new figures emerged revealing the extent of the crisis, Priti Patel, the former international development secretary, warned “predatory paedophiles” had been allowed to exploit the aid sector.

Last night her successor, Penny Mordaunt, threatened to withdraw funding from Oxfam and “any other organisation that has safeguarding issues”. She condemned the “horrific behaviour” of some Oxfam staff and said it was “utterly despicable” that allegations of abuse persisted in the aid sector.

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