Despite evidence being sent to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) twice, prosecutors admitted to declining charges against Mohamed Al Fayed for alleged sexual assault during his lifetime.
Prosecutors have admitted they twice declined to bring sexual assault charges against Mohamed Al Fayed while he was alive, as nearly 200 women come forward with claims against the late billionaire after his death. The former Harrods and Fulham FC owner, who was described as a 'monster' by a lawyer for some of his alleged victims earlier this week, had evidence against him sent to the Crown Prosecution Service ( CPS ) by the police on two occasions.
Mr Al Fayed was accused of indecent assault against a 15-year-old girl in 2008, which he denied.The CPS declined to bring charges when presented with the case in 2009, citing conflicting evidence.Mr Al Fayed was said to have raped a woman in 2013, with the case reinvestigated by police in 2015, but neither investigation resulted in a charge.Read more: Fulham 'protected' female players from Al Fayed, as ex-manager says sex assault claims were 'no surprise'Read more: Mohamed Al Fayed accuser says she was 'checked for purity’ and 'subjected to AIDS tests without consent' Current Prime Minister Keir Starmer was the CPS’s director of public prosecutions (DPP) in 2009. His successor Alison Saunders was the DPP in 2015. A Downing Street spokesman said of the 2009 allegation: “Keir did not handle this case. It did not cross his desk.”A spokesperson for the CPS said: 'We reviewed files of evidence presented by the police in 2009 and 2015.'To bring a prosecution the CPS must be confident there is a realistic prospect of conviction - in each instance, our prosecutors looked carefully at the evidence and concluded this wasn't the case.'This is the first time that the CPS has acknowledged the 2015 investigation. They also gave early investigative advice for Al Fayed in 2008, 2021 and 2023.Commander Kevin Southworth, the public protection lead for the Met, said: “We are aware of various allegations of sexual offences made over a number of years in relation to the late Mohamed Al Fayed, which were reported to the Me
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