Crime & Justice

Mercy Corps Admits Mishandling Allegations of Horrific Sex Abuse by Co-Founder

NIGHTMARISH

An internal report corroborated many of the nightmarish claims made against Ellsworth Culver by his daughter.

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The international aid organization Mercy Corps issued an apology Wednesday for its “extensive failures” in declining to act following horrific accusations of sexual abuse against late co-founder Ellsworth Culver by his daughter.

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