In February 2018, an investigation by the
Times reported that, during Stocking's tenure, Oxfam allowed three men to resign and sacked four others for "
gross misconduct" after an inquiry concerning
sexual exploitation, the downloading of
pornography,
bullying, and intimidation by Oxfam's staff in
Haiti.
[11] The
Times stated that an internal, confidential report was produced by Oxfam in 2011. It found that there had been “a culture of impunity” among some staff in Haiti and concluded that "it cannot be ruled out that any of the prostitutes were
under-aged."
[11] Among the staff who were permitted by Oxfam's leadership to resign without further actions taken against them was the charity's country director, Roland van Hauwermeiren. According to Oxfam's internal report, van Hauwermeiren admitted using
prostitutes at a villa whose rent was paid with Oxfam funds means for charity. Stocking, Oxfam's CEO at the time, offered Hauwermeiren “a phased and dignified exit” invoking her concern that sacking him risked “potentially serious implications for the charity’s work and reputation."