Who Mohamed Al-Fayed was and how he got his power

Over more than two decades, Mohamed Al Fayed used the splendour of Harrods store to seek out dozens of young women who claim to have been subjected to horrific sexual abuse.

More than 100 women have come forward to allege being raped and assaulted by the Egyptian tycoon at locations across the world, from his Knightsbridge headquarters to the Ritz in Paris.

The extent of the alleged offending has raised questions zabout how Al Fayed was able to evade justice before his death at 94 last year. With the businessman now unable to defend himself, victims have challenged the staff and associates who served as Al Fayed’s representatives to reveal what, if anything, they knew.

Lawyers representing Al Fayed’s victims said that his alleged offending bore the hallmarks of an “extreme and extensive sex trafficking” operation.

“It was a massive cover-up,” said Richard Meeran, of the law firm Leigh Day, which is representing one victim and has spoken to several other women who say they were abused by Al Fayed. “And it’s not just a question of people turning a blind eye because people were actively involved in this.”

A veteran libel lawyer who first investigated Al Fayed’s alleged sexual offending in the 1990s further alleged that Al Fayed was the head of a “deeply criminal organisation” who relied on a team of enablers to silence his victims.

Victims are calling for a wider inquiry that should scrutinise Al Fayed’s actions, and seek answers from those who knew him best:

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[ejbbur]

its all true l work at Harrods in 1988-96...

[dondraper]

Not as much as the BPC’s Huw Edwards inner circle….

[garysiddall]

Not only a monster - I heard from a princess that he was a cheat and thief stealing from an Arab Prince who he was a financial advisor to finance the purchase of a London store! Is that true?

[goobah]

I've always thought he was behind the death of Brittany Murphy.

[Deaf-sl]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

This is what England is all about .

100%

[anhdang]

No he’s a good man ! Why him alive they don’t report to a police ?

[fastmclaren]

As patriotic as I am. This is suspicious.

[mtlicq]

is this another "me too" fad story? Billionaires seem to attract a lot of "me too" stories.
Who knows what we can really believe is truth anymore.

[TheCanamera]

Why these women come out now ? They're looking to get his money after he died ? He is not here to defense himself.

[mysales-et]

Another Keir Smarmer cover up. Same as Saville