Oxfam's deputy CEO resigns over sex crimes scandal

Source: CNN

Oxfam's deputy chief executive has resigned amid a growing sex crimes scandal involving the organization's aid workers in Haiti and Chad.

Penny Lawrence is the first executive at the organization to quit after the scandal and allegations of a cover-up emerged last week.

Oxfam announced the resignation after a meeting with UK government officials Monday, at which it had fought to keep millions of pounds in public funding.

Oxfam's leaders are accused of trying to cover up the behavior of some of its senior staff members deployed to Haiti after the devastating 2010 earthquake that killed hundreds of thousands of people.

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