Police have opened a new criminal investigation into more than five people who may have helped former Harrods boss Mohamed al-Fayed to carry out decades of abuse against women.
90 victims have come forward with allegations of rape and sexual assault against him since the latest publicity around his offending and an appeal by the Metropolitan Police.They add to 21 others who had previously contacted officers with claims before his death.The youngest of his victims is believed to have been just 13 years old with the recorded allegations spanning from 1977 to 2014.
Specialist officers are now reviewing those investigations with enhanced techniques to see if they missed anything, while exploring whether any evidence points towards people close to al-Fayed who may have enabled his abuse.Lawyers representing dozens of former Harrods employees who have made allegations against their former boss said earlier this month that they had ‘credible evidence’ which suggested the abuse was ‘not limited to Mr Al-Fayed himself’.
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