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UN investigating 2 cases of sexual exploitation in Haiti
The United Nations is investigating two cases of sexual exploitation of children allegedly committed by its police personnel in Haiti. <span style="font-weight: bold">The first case involves UN Police officers based in the capital, Port-au-Prince. The second case involves one or more members of the Formed Police Unit in Gonaives</span>.
The UN Police Commissioner relieved the two suspects of their duties as a precaution to prevent them from having any contact with the population and to prevent any attempts to interfere with the investigation.
The new charges of abuse come months after six Uruguayan troops with the U.N. peacekeeping force in the Caribbean country were accused of raping a young Haitian man. That case has been referred to the Uruguayan judicial system.