Mohamed Al Fayed Accused of Multiple Rapes by Ex-Harrods Staff | BBC News

Sep 19, 2024 | Five women say they were raped by former Harrods boss Mohamed Al Fayed when they worked at the luxury London department store.

The BBC has heard testimony from more than 20 female ex-employees who say the billionaire, who died last year aged 94, sexually assaulted them - including rape.

The documentary and podcast - Al-Fayed: Predator at Harrods - gathered evidence that, during Fayed’s ownership, Harrods not only failed to intervene, but helped cover up abuse allegations.

Harrods’ current owners said they were “utterly appalled” by the allegations and that his victims had been failed - for which the store sincerely apologised.


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Mohamed Al Fayed standing beside a memorial to Diana, Princess of Wales, and his son Dodi in the Harrods store. Photograph: Eamonn McCabe/The Guardian
Mohamed Al Fayed, the Egyptian-born businessman who owned the department store Harrods, has died aged 94.

His death comes almost 26 years to the day after the car crash in Paris that killed his eldest son, Dodi, and Diana, Princess of Wales, on 31 August 1997.

Fayed was born in Alexandria and was the son of a schoolteacher. In his homeland, he launched his own shipping business, before becoming an adviser to one of the world’s richest men, the Sultan of Brunei, in 1966.

When he arrived in the UK in the 1970s, he joined the board of the mining conglomerate Lonrho in 1975, but left nine months later. In 1979, with his brother Ali, he bought the Paris Ritz Hotel.

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Unlawful Killing is the story of the deaths of Princess Diana, Dodi Fayed and their driver Henri Paul: It reveals a cover-up by the British Establishment culminating in a six month inquest. Keith Allen's ground breaking documentary recreates key moments from the inquest and demonstrates how vital evidence of foul play was hidden from public scrutiny, how the Royal Family were exempted from giving evidence and how journalists, particularly those working for the BBC, systematically misreported the events and in particular, the verdict itself. This is the story of how the world was deceived. »

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Le rêve d'Al-Fayed: devenir président de l'Ecosse
TRIBUNE DE GENÈVE: GRANDE BRETAGNE | Le milliardaire égyptien Mohamed Al-Fayed a appelé les Ecossais à se séparer des "Anglais et de leurs épouvantables politiciens" et s'est déclaré prêt à devenir leur président.

"Vous autres Ecossais vivez dans le coma depuis trop longtemps", a déclaré au journal M. Al-Fayed, qui possède une propriété dans les Highlands écossais et dit espérer obtenir la citoyenneté écossaise dans l'hypothèse d'une future indépendance.

"Quelle que soit l'aide dont l'Ecosse a besoin pour retrouver son indépendance, je la fournirai. Quand vous autres Ecossais recouvrerez votre liberté, je serai prêt à être votre président", a ajouté le magnat égyptien, qui a vainement demandé à plusieurs reprises le passeport britannique. >>> AFP | Dimanche 25 Octobre 2009

Al Fayed Quizzed over Assault Claim
YAHOO! NEWS (UK & IRELAND): Mohamed al Fayed was interviewed under caution by police on Wednesday in connection with an allegation of sexual assault against a girl under 16, sources said.

The Harrods owner voluntarily went to a police station in west London on Wednesday morning to answer questions about the alleged incident in May.

Scotland Yard refused to confirm that Mr al Fayed had been questioned.

A Metropolitan Police spokeswoman said: "We can confirm that a man attended a west London police station by prior arrangement and was questioned under caution this morning.

"The man was questioned in relation to an allegation of sexual assault on a girl under 16 at a business premises in central London.

"The allegation was received in May 2008."

The Met's Operation Sapphire, which investigates sexual offences across London, is leading the inquiry.

There have been no arrests so far. >>> The Press Association | October 22, 2008

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