Exposed: Ghana sexual abuse scandal
EMMA FARGE and ALESSANDRA PRENTICE EXECUTIVES of a Ghanaian organisation supporting people living with HIV and AIDS demanded sex acts and money in exchange for access to benefits, the Global Fund said in an investigation into the group it funded. The 18-page report entitled "Misconduct affecting Global Fund grants" details how representatives of the Ghana Network Association of People Living with HIV (NAP+) "abused their positions of power and fostered a culture of sexual and financial exploitation". Neither the allegations nor the findings have previously been made public. "Multiple NAP+ executives demanded that program members engage in sexual conduct or…