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Former British aid worker set to marry Syrian refugee she met in ‘Jungle’ migrant camp denies volunteers are heading to Calais for sex

Sarah Gayton said she was alarmed by the claims and said 'it doesn't happen'

A BRITISH woman who set to marry a Syrian refugee she met in Calais has denied claims that fellow British female volunteers are travelling to the migrant camp for sex.

Speaking to , Sarah Gayton, who met fiance, Hamoude Khalil, when she volunteered at the Jungle camp, said she was alarmed by claims made by a male volunteer last week.

 Hamoude Khalil and Sarah Gayton are set to marry after they met at the Jungle camp in Calais in France
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Hamoude Khalil and Sarah Gayton are set to marry after they met at the Jungle camp in Calais in France
 The couple grew closer when Sarah quit her job in London and Hamoude popped the question
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The couple grew closer when Sarah quit her job in London and Hamoude popped the question
 Claims were made last week that some British women were only travelling to the Calais Jungle to have sex with migrants
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Claims were made last week that some British women were only travelling to the Calais Jungle to have sex with migrantsCredit: AP

She added: "The idea of sexual exploitation by volunteers is shocking and, in my experience of the camp and the controls the charities put in place to ensure a code of conduct, it doesn't happen."

 

 Hamoude popped the question when Sarah returned to Calais
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Hamoude popped the question when Sarah returned to CalaisCredit: Facebook
 A Facebook whistleblower has accused volunteers of sleeping with multiple migrants within the same 24 hours
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A Facebook whistleblower has accused volunteers of sleeping with multiple migrants within the same 24 hoursCredit: Getty Images

Sarah adds that she 'definitely wasn't looking for love' when she travelled to France last year.

She said: "We are two people that fell in love and remain that way.

"We could have met at work or in a pub but we didn't, we met in Calais."

On Friday the whistleblower took to Facebook to accuse volunteers of using camp prostitutes and sleeping with multiple migrants within the same 24 hours.

Other aid workers have claimed chancing volunteers are treating the camp as a 'free for all festival' and struggle to 'keep it in their pants'.

 Some volunteers in Calais have been accused of using the camp as a 'free or all festival' and struggle to 'keep it in their pants'
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Some volunteers in Calais have been accused of using the camp as a 'free or all festival' and struggle to 'keep it in their pants'Credit: Reuters
 The whistleblower claimed to have head of boys believed to be under the age of consent having sex with volunteers
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The whistleblower claimed to have head of boys believed to be under the age of consent having sex with volunteersCredit: Getty Images

One volunteer with a 'bad reputation' for romping with refugees was reportedly asked to leave.

According to the original post, the whistleblower claimed: “I have heard of boys, believed to be under the age of consent, having sex with volunteers.

“I have heard stories of men using the prostitutes in the Jungle too. I have heard of volunteers having sex with multiple partners in one day, only to carry on in the same vein the following day."

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