Not our Crimes Mark II: Oxfam and Sexual Abuse in Haiti Report

[theOtherPamAyres]

The report into Oxfam's sheltering of sexual predators in Haiti is out today (11/06/2019)

I have been struck by the language used by the Charity Commission, news outlets, radio broadcasts and on social media about the people who abused their position to
*sexually abuse children as young as 12
*exploit women for sex.
*download and use pornography in plain sight

One male is named but the rest are referred to as

"Oxfam personnel" (Rosa Freedman)
or "staff who paid for sex" (Guardian)
or "four employees who were sacked" (BBC).
or "aide workers alleged to have used prostitutes" (Sky)
or "Oxfam employees" (Daily Mail)

It leaves the impression that male and female aide workers were involved. It begs the question - how many women aide workers paid for sex, or took part in the sexual assault of children in Haiti? How many felt the need to watch porn during a humanitarian crisis?
Any? One? None?

Gah! Why did you ever open my eyes to the structures and language that minimise male crimes, Mumsnet? I can't unsee it.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-48593401

Gah! Why did you ever open my eyes to the structures and language that minimise male crimes, Mumsnet? I can't unsee it.
This! I'm glad you've started this thread OP and I hope some more articulate posters than me come along to discuss. I was annoyed reading the articles earlier when they referred to aide workers "visiting local prostitutes" when all I could think of was young girls and women who have lost absolutely everything being exploited and mistreated in this way.

Maybe they are doing it as a general policy of not naming characteristics. Perhaps it’s from criticism in the past of mentioning someone’s race when it’s totally irrelevant to the crime committed. This is relevant though. Could it be for legal reasons to not identify the staff if they haven’t been prosecuted? If there is only one man there then it would define him they mean, where if they say ‘member of staff’ it’s anonymous so not potentially libellous? Absolute shocker whatever.

Even the phrase "visiting local prostitutes" like it was a nice day out. Rather than the absolute abuse of power by men over women and children who had nothing.