Global humanitarian organization Mercy Corps apologizes for overlooking child sex abuse allegations against co-founder

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Mercy Corps co-founder, Ellsworth Culver, was credibly accused by his daughter of serial sexual abuse but he continued to work there for another decade.

had been credibly accused of serial sexual abuse by his daughter. They still allowed him to continue working there for more than a decade.

She gave them graphic details of the wide range of sexual, mental and emotional abuse she had endured from her father. Dr. Raymond Vath, the board chairman at the time, wrote to Humphrey telling her the charity would take a"redemptive approach" with Culver and thanked her for"helping improve Mercy Corps."

The accounts of Humphrey, who agreed to allow her name to be used in the story, were corroborated by eight friends who knew her during her childhood and teen years. Three of them witnessed the abuse in person, and one woman revealed she had also been abused by Culver.Michelle Green, 48, one of Humphrey's classmates from St. Mary's Academy in Portland, came forward about the alleged abuse she suffered at the hands of Culver. She also requested to be identified for the story.

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