Oxfam faces fresh sexual misconduct allegations against staff in quake-ravaged Haiti

Oxfam faced fresh allegations of sexual misconduct by staff in Haiti, with a report on Saturday claiming the charity kept a senior aid worker in the earthquake-hit country for over a year despite harassment claims.

The British-based charity attempted to “contain” sexual harassment allegations involving Raphael Mutiku, who led Oxfam’s installation of water supplies after the 2010 earthquake, according to an internal report seen by The Times newspaper.

The documents claim to show a final written warning was issued to Mutiku, a Kenyan in his 40s, in June 2010, following accusations of sexual harassment from female colleagues.

However, six months later when it was alleged that the engineer was paying young women for sex at his Oxfam accommodation, his manager at the aid agency’s UK headquarters is reported to have said he hoped the charity could “contain this” and it seemed Mutiku was “not being discreet”.

Oxfam has confirmed the decision not to dismiss Mutiku was made by Roland van Hauwermeiren – the country director at the time, who was also recently at the heart of the aid worker sex scandal.