Legal team featured in BBC documentary hold a news conference on the Mohamed Al Fayed allegations. They claim they want to 'see justice for survivors' .
The Met Police has admitted it missed opportunities to catch Harrods beast Mohamed Al Fayed despite receiving 19 complaints from victims between 2005 and 2023.
Now the Met has launched an appeal for more victims of Al Fayed to come forward as it explores bringing any of his accomplices to justice. Detectives have revealed they have received fresh allegations from victims, although it is not confirming the number, and are asking for anyone else who has not come forward before now to do so.
It said specially trained officers with experience in dealing with sexual offences have been put in place to deal with any new allegations. Current managing director of luxury store Harrods Michael Ward said in a statement earlier today that it is clear Al Fayed 'presided over a toxic culture of secrecy, intimidation, fear of repercussion and sexual misconduct'.
She continued: 'Unbeknownst to me, I had walked into a lion's den, a layer of cover-ups, deceit, lies, manipulation, humiliation, and gross sexual misconduct. In his statement, Mr Ward said: 'As we have already stated, we failed our colleagues and for that we are deeply sorry. But a source slammed the 'insensitivity towards victims of abuse', and said: 'Harrods has created an email address for employees to seek support - '[email protected]' - which is highly inappropriate given that it references the name of the alleged perpetrator.The internal memo was criticised for using formal, corporate language that 'may come across as impersonal and detached', using phrases like 'settling claims in the quickest way possible'.
The women said they underwent an invasive medical procedure to get their jobs and it was sold as a MOT, telling them 'aren't you lucky, it would cost you thousands'. Further claims were levelled at Harrods, including that the store was plagued by a 'toxic' culture under Al-Fayed's 25 years in charge, as the wealthy businessman 'preyed upon... his own employees for his own sexual gratification' and tried to 'silence' his vulnerable victims.
'We encourage former colleagues to contact us using this process so that we can provide the support, and recourse, they need.'He said: 'Alongside this there is an independent review led by a non-executive committee of the board to further consider the issues arising from the allegations.
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