British model Bianca Gascoigne, 37, has said she was sexually assaulted and groomed by Harrods owner Mohamed al Fayed as a teenager.
The daughter of England football legend Paul Gascoigne regularly visited the luxury store as a child and said she felt “safe” in al Fayed’s company before she began working there at sixteen.However, once Ms Gascoigne began working there the late billionaire would grope her and force her to kiss him during their weekly meetings, she alleges.
Al Fayed would also berate Ms Gascoigne about her father, who suffered with mental health and addiction issues during and after his career in football.She said: " used to tell me how much of a bad father my dad was because he used to come into the store drunk, and he used to tell me was an embarrassment."Harrods said it had "settled a number of claims with women" made against its former owner since last year.
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