Al-Fayed affair –
The list of alleged victims of Mohamed Al-Fayed grows
The Egyptian billionaire who died last year is now accused of sexual violence by 90 women. At least five people are in the crosshairs of investigators.
Testimonies against Mohamed Al-Fayed have multiplied since the broadcast in September of a BBC documentary reporting multiple accusations of sexual violence allegedly committed by the Egyptian businessman.
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There are now 90 women to accuse the late owner of the London department store Harrods, Mohamed Al-Fayed, of sexual assault and rape, compared to 60 previously, London police announced on Wednesday who are investigating several alleged accomplices.
She indicates that several of these new complainants reported “multiple offenses”, without specifying which ones. She gave no details on the profile of the victims.
Questioned by complainants in the management of its investigations, the London police also claim to be investigating “a certain number of individuals who were close” to the Egyptian businessman. According to British media, at least five people are in the sights of investigators.
“Missed opportunities”
Saying they are “pursuing all reasonable lines of inquiry”, police say they have already reviewed more than 50,000 pages of evidence, including numerous previous statements. Without apologizing, she nevertheless recognizes “missed opportunities”.
At the beginning of November, she announced that she had transmitted to the “police police” the complaints of two women concerning cases from 2008 and 2013. More or less at the same time, she also assured of examining the way in which 21 testimonies “filed before the death of Mohamed Al-Fayed” had been processed.
Testimonies against Mohamed Al-Fayed have multiplied since the broadcast in September of a BBC documentary reporting multiple accusations of rape and sexual assault allegedly committed by the Egyptian businessman, who died in August 2023 at the age of 94.
Between 1979 and 2013
The oldest charges date back to 1979, according to London police. The attacks would have lasted more than thirty years, until 2013. Mohamed Al-Fayed was never the subject of legal proceedings during his lifetime but he was arrested by the police in 2013.
In mid-November, three women who worked at Harrods accused the person’s brother, Salah Fayed, also deceased, of having sexually assaulted them. The events allegedly took place in London, in the south of France and in Monaco between 1989 and 1997. They also claimed to have been sexually assaulted by Mohamed Al-Fayed.
Furthermore, the “Justice for Harrods Survivors” group said it had been contacted by more than 420 people, victims but also witnesses, about similar incidents. They mainly concern the department store but also the Fulham football club and the Ritz hotel in Paris which also belonged to Mohamed Al-Fayed.
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