British police on Friday recorded 40 new charges relating to former Harrods department store manager Mohamed Al Fayed following a BBC documentary in which victims accused the late businessman of sexual abuse and rape. announced.
Egyptian billionaire Al-Fayed died last year at the age of 94, after decades in the headlines as one of Britain's most famous businessmen.
A BBC documentary said he sexually abused female staff at Harrods in London and threatened them if they complained. He claimed Harrods failed to intervene during his ownership and helped cover up the alleged abuse.
Harrods, which Mr Al Fayed sold in 2010, said it was “appalled” by the allegations and said it was now a “completely different organization”.
Police last month urged anyone with suspicions against al-Fayed to contact them and said they would consider bringing charges against others following the accusations.
Stephen Clayman, head of special crime at the Metropolitan Police, said: “Detectives have received a number of pieces of information, primarily relating to the activities of Mohamed Al-Fayed, but also relating to the actions of others.” Ta.
Police said the new charges relate to 40 victims and cover crimes including sexual assault and rape from 1979 to 2013.
These are in addition to the 21 allegations made against Al Fayed that preceded the documentary. They were reported to the police between 2005 and 2023, but no action was taken against him.
Mr Al-Fayed has always denied the accusations.
Most of the new information relates to his ownership of Harrods from 1985 to 2010, but police are in touch with other organizations linked to him to confirm the identities of those affected. That's what it means.
Harrods did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment on Friday's police statement.
