CHARITY SEX SHAME QUIZ

Oxfam ‘hooker scandal’ probe

A TOP charity has serious questions to answer over its prostitutes scandal, Government officials said yesterday.

A probe was announced after it emerged Oxfam employees romped with vulnerable sex workers following a devastating earthquake.

Charity chief executive Mark Goldring insisted the UK-based organisation was “ashamed” of what took place on the Caribbean island of Haiti in 2010.

But he denied claims of a cover-up.

He said: “We were very open with the public that we were ashamed of the behaviour of our staff. We still are.

“I am extremely committed to wiping out that kind of behaviour from Oxfam and rebuild that relationship of trust with the public.”

Around 220,000 people died when tragedy struck eight years ago. Three top workers resigned and another four were sacked over the prostitute claims.

There were suggestions some of the girls might have been under 18 – the age of consent in Haiti. One source claimed a “full-on Caligula orgy” was organised, filled with girls dressed in Oxfam T-shirts.

The Department for International Development said the charity had “serious questions” to answer.

Oxfam received £32million from the department last year. A spokesman said: “We often work with organisations in chaotic difficult circumstances.

“If wrongdoing, abuse, fraud or criminal activity occur we need to know about it immediately, in full.

“The way this appalling abuse of vulnerable people was dealt with raises serious questions that Oxfam must answer.”

A Downing Street spokesman added: “We want to see Oxfam provide all the evidence they hold of the events to the Charity Commission for full and urgent investigation of these allegations.”

Meanwhile, the Charity Commission has written to Oxfam for more information.

The charity said it publicly announced an investigation into the allegations when they surfaced and kept the industry regulator informed.

But the Charity Commission claims a report stated there had been no allegations of abuse and left out potential sex crimes involving children.

Former International Development secretary Priti Patel has called for “prosecutions”. and