Metro – Dozens of women accuse Harrods tycoon Al Fayed ‘a serial rapist’
The Metro reports Mohamed Al Fayed, the former owner of Harrods who died in 2023, allegedly sexually assaulted more than 20 women and raped at least five.
The former Harrods owner was a prominent businessman who courted the royal family for years. His son Dodi Al Fayed died alongside Princess Diana in a 1997 car crash in Paris.
Mohamed Al Fayed accused of raping five women who worked at Harrods
Five women have claimed they were raped by former Harrods boss Mohamed Al Fayed while working at the luxury department store.
More than 20 ex-employees have said the billionaire, who died last year aged 94, sexually assaulted them.
The incidents allegedly took place in London, Paris, St Tropez and Abu Dhabi.
One woman, who said Al Fayed raped her at his Park Lane home, said: ‘I made it obvious that I didn’t want that to happen. I did not give consent. I just wanted it to be over.’
Another says she was a teenager when she was raped at the Mayfair address.
She said he treated all the staff at Harrods like his ‘playthings’, adding: ‘Mohamed Al Fayed was a monster, a sexual predator with no moral compass whatsoever.
‘We were all so scared. He actively cultivated fear. If he said ‘jump’ employees would ask “how high”.’
Today’s news summary – Paper Talk
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Editorial 20 September 2024.
For a third day, the latest developments in the Middle East find a prominent place on the UK front pages. Many of the papers report the latest strike is taking the region a step closer to an ‘all-out war.’
A BBC investigation into Mohammed Al Fayed – the former owner of Harrods – makes several of the front pages. The papers report the BBC’s investigation found more than 20 female ex-employees say Mr Al Fayed sexually assaulted or raped them.
Friday’s papers also feature a dash of domestic politics as the Tory leadership race heats up and speculation over the upcoming Budget continues to cause fear and worry.