Cambodian anti-sex slavery activist quits foundation after fabricated sex slavery stories

30 May 2014
Xinhuanet News
Civil society / Gender / Social development / Women in development
Gina Reiss-Wilchins / Goodwin Procter / Mam Somaly / Somaly Mam Foundation / Thloc Chhroy

Mam Somaly, one of the world’s renowned anti-sex slavery activists, has resigned from her name- bearing foundation after a private investigation into allegations concerning her fabrications of sex slavery tales to raise public awareness and millions of U.S. dollars in funds. The Somaly Mam Foundation said late Wednesday that Somaly has resigned after a probe by a U.S. law firm Goodwin Procter, which investigated her personal history and the background of a victim of trafficking whose story the foundation used to publicize its work. …

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