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Unprotected: How a US charity failed Liberia's most vulnerable girls

Liberia's government has launched an investigation into a US charity set up to help girls, where a staff member allegedly raped pupils in its care. Finlay Young reports.

Liberia's government has launched an investigation into an American charity set up to help vulnerable girls, following a report into how the organisation dealt with allegations a staff member had raped pupils in its care. The first More Than Me Academy was established in 2013 in the Liberian capital Monrovia by American, Katie Meyler. A former staff member, Macintosh Johnson, was accused of raping girls at the school. Katie Meyler has temporarily resigned as CEO of the charity pending the outcome of the investigation. Finlay Young reports.

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