Sunday 22 May 2022 02:49 AM Jill Biden arrives in Costa Rica for last leg of Latin America goodwill tour trends now

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Jill Biden arrived in Costa Rica on Saturday for the final leg of her Latin America goodwill tour which found her dining with the country's new president Rodrigo Chaves.

Chaves was accused of sexually harassing two women when he worked at the World Bank ahead of his entry into politics. He denied the charges.

But a four-year investigation by the World Bank, released when Chaves was a candidate for president, found it failed to protect two young employees who filed sexual-harassment from him when he was a high-ranking bank official.

The probe found then-Bank President David Malpass and others didn't adequately sanction Chaves, who was demoted but not fired over the allegations. The bank apologized to the two women.

Between 2009 and 2013, Chaves made unwelcome sexual advances and insinuations, according to the findings. 

Chaves left the World

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