How Mohamed Al Fayed kept claims of sex crimes under cover for decades Multiple writers tried to expose Harrods owner, but money, threats and media control kept allegations under lock The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2024
Close links between Mohamed Al Fayed’s Harrods and the Met ‘felt corrupt’, ex-police chief claims Stephen Otter alleges colleagues received free hampers and drinks during ‘special relationship’ with store in the Nineties Evening Standard · Sep 27, 2024
60 'Survivors' Accuse Ex-Harrods Boss Al-Fayed Of Sex Abuse: Lawyers Around 60 women have now come forward to allege they were sexually abused by former Harrods owner Mohamed Al-Fayed, lawyers representing them said on Friday. International Business Times · Sep 27, 2024
Mohamed Al Fayed: Alleged victims represented by legal team rises to ‘60 survivors’ The legal team representing alleged victims of Mohamed Al Fayed has thanked the women for ‘placing their trust in us as we now move forward together’ The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2024
Mohamed Al Fayed: 60 ‘survivors’ accuse ex-Harrods owner of sexual misconduct, say lawyers More than 200 accusers from around the world have come forward Evening Standard · Sep 27, 2024
Doctor denies carrying out sexual health tests on women for Mohamed al-Fayed Dr Ann Coxon was named by victims in a BBC investigation as carrying out ‘intrusive’ medical tests The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2024
‘He knew what Mohamed was doing’: Fayed security chief accused of facilitating abuse Multiple women say John Macnamara – the ex-detective whose job was to shut down allegations about Fayed – sought to break their will to speak out The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2024
Sexual assault claims made over Mohamed Al Fayed’s Fulham tenure Lawyers for accusers say several allegations relate to Fayed’s time as football club’s owner The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2024
Mohamed Al Fayed: Met police open to pursuing criminal proceedings against others linked to ex-Harrods owner Five women say they were raped by the former Harrods owner, who died last year at the age of 94 Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2024
Harrods Apologizes For Sexual Assaults By Former Owner Harrods' managing director apologizes for sexual assault allegations against late owner Mohamed Al Fayed. Victims seek justice in the wake of toxic work en... Top News · Sep 26, 2024
Harrods apologizes to women who say they were abused by former owner Mohamed Al Fayed The managing director of Harrods says the London department store is “deeply sorry” for failing employees who say they were sexually assaulted by late owner Mohamed Al Fayed The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2024
Met Police says it investigated 19 Mohamed Al Fayed abuse allegations but none led to charge Met revelations come in new statement as current Harrods boss Michael Ward apologises for having ‘failed’ former colleagues The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2024
Best Christmas crackers of 2024 reviewed, from luxury to top supermarket options No fortune-telling fish included Evening Standard · Sep 25, 2024
GMC urged to investigate doctors over Harrods sexual health test claims Women who accuse Mohamed Al Fayed of sexual assault say their examination results were shared with company The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2024
The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2024 Mohammed Al Fayed bugged my flat and phone and felt like a threat until he died, claims accuser Five women who worked for Mohamed Al Fayed told BBC Breakfast of the alleged abuse they suffered at hands of late Harrods boss
The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2024 Ex-Harrods boss says he witnessed Fayed’s ‘abhorrent’ behaviour James McArthur says he was not aware of any sexual abuse by store’s late owner when he worked there in 2008
Evening Standard · Sep 23, 2024 OPINION - What does it say about Britain that only Mr Bean had the measure of Mohamed Al Fayed? Mr. Bean, who is an invention of the comic Rowan Atkinson, had the measure of Mohammed Al Fayed. When they met at Harrods, Al Fayed, who was as hungry for celebrity endorsement as he was for young women, stuck his hand out in greeting. Mr. Bean also stuck his hand…
The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2024 Harrods investigating if any current staff were involved in Fayed’s alleged abuse Exclusive: Store issues new statement as lawyers describe redress scheme it has set up as attempted ‘whitewash’
Evening Standard · Sep 23, 2024 OPINION - I saw behind the curtain at Mohammed Al Fayed's Paris mansion — he always hid in plain sight There’s a reason why I feel unease about the Mohamed Al Fayed allegations, the ones suggesting that he sexually assaulted umpteen women and regarded Harrods employees as fair game. It’s because I was around during the time he was trying to penetrate the Establishment, a more difficult call in the…
Evening Standard · Sep 22, 2024 Crown Prosecution Service twice failed to prosecute Mohamed al Fayed over sex abuse claims The CPS confirmed it received evidence from the Met Police twice
The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2024 The Observer view on Mohamed Al Fayed: despite #MeToo, women are still at the mercy of powerful predators The web of fear woven by the former Harrods boss shows that men with money and power continue to pose a problem
The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2024 Worboys lawyer joins team working for alleged Fayed victims Phillippa Kaufmann KC, who helped black cab rapist’s victims sue the Metropolitan police, is helping examine whether the force should have done more to bring Harrods boss to justice
The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2024 Fulham fans on Mohamed Al Fayed: ‘I was shocked, but I wasn’t surprised’ The London football club’s former owner had been held in high affection. At its ground, supporters are changing their tune
The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2024 Former Harrods worker says manager ‘brushed off’ Fayed complaints Woman says store’s former owner told her he was her ‘boyfriend’ and kissed her on the forehead
Evening Standard · Sep 21, 2024 Harrods bosses should be questioned over Al Fayed ‘collusion’, says ex-employee A legal team representing alleged victims confirmed on Saturday morning that they have ‘had over 150 new enquiries’.