London’s Metropolitan Police says it is looking at unidentified individuals who could have enabled Al Fayed between 1977 and 2014
Egyptian businessman Mohamed Al Fayed moved to Britain in the 1960s and bought Harrods in the mid-1980s. He sold Harrods in 2010 to a company owned by the state of Qatar through its sovereign wealth fund, the Qatar Investment Authority.
The Met said another 90 potential victims have come forward, bringing the total to 111. Lawyers representing more than 400 women have come forward, and the number is increasing daily, police said. “To anyone who suffered at the hands of Mohammed Al Fayed or others who may not yet have come forward, I know there may be many reasons why you have not felt able to report the crimes committed against you,” said Met Commander Steve Clayman.
Al Fayed was questioned by detectives in 2008 over the alleged sexual abuse of a 15-year-old, and in 2009 and 2015 police passed files of evidence about him to prosecutors. He was never charged.
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