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OXFAM SCANDAL II

Under-fire charity is hit by new claims known sex predator was kept on the staff

Raphael Mutiku was accused of harassing colleagues and paying for sex but kept his job despite final warnings

OXFAM has been hit by a fresh sex scandal after keeping a known predator on staff in Haiti.

Raphael Mutiku got a final written warning in June 2010 after being accused of sexually harassing colleagues.

Raphael Mutiku headed up Oxfam's water aid work in Haiti
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Raphael Mutiku, who headed up Oxfam's team for installing water supplies in Haiti following the 2010 earthquake, was warned several times after it was claimed he paid young women for sex

He then got another warning six months later following claims he paid young women for sex at his Oxfam accommodation.

Instead of sacking Mutiku — head of the charity’s team installing water supplies in the quake-hit country — his boss at Oxfam’s HQ in Oxford said he hoped he could “contain this”.

Andy Bastable was Mutiku's boss at the time
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Mutiku's Oxfam boss, Andy Bastable, was formerly quoted defending Mutiku by asking "Can he turn off his libido?"

According to an internal report seen by The Times, Andy Bastable said there was no law against staff using prostitutes and asked “can he turn off his libido?”.

Last night, Oxfam said Mr Bastable had “apologised for the unacceptable tone” of his email.

But it admitted that the decision not to sack Mutiku, a Kenyan in his 40s, was “wrong”.

A spokesman added that ex- director of operations Roland van Hauwermeiren — who earlier this year reportedly admitted using prostitutes in Haiti, but later denied it — made the decision.

Mutiku was dismissed in 2011 after an internal investigation.

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