Police now investigating abuse claims against Mohamed Al Fayed from 90 victims

Ninety further victims person been identified by detectives investigating Mohamed Al Fayed and the enactment maltreatment scandal.

The caller claims subordinate to allegations of rape and intersexual battle and span astir 40 years betwixt 1977 and 2014, with the youngest victim-survivor aged conscionable 13 astatine the clip of the alleged attack.

A full of 150 complainants came guardant pursuing the airing of a BBC documentary, Al Fayed: Predator astatine Harrods, successful September, the Metropolitan Police said.

The unit is besides investigating astatine slightest fractional a twelve radical suspected of ‘facilitating’ the precocious billionaire’s run of abuse.

Al Fayed’s web of suspected enablers is said to person included members of his idiosyncratic information team, the luxury section store’s PR unit and medics hired to trial victims for sexually transmitted diseases earlier helium raped them, according to the BBC.

The Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards volition analyse if immoderate serving oregon erstwhile officers were progressive successful misconduct that could person enabled him to screen his tracks.

Commander Stephen Clayman said the probe volition look astatine what relation individuals ‘may person played successful facilitating oregon enabling his offending, and what opportunities they had to support victims from his horrendous abuse’.

The 90 caller victims are successful summation to the 21 who came guardant earlier the documentary aired and accused Al Fayed of maltreatment betwixt 2005 and is decease aged 94 successful 2023.

The Met has referred itself to the constabulary watchdog implicit complaints from 2 of those women astir however their allegations were handled.

An interior reappraisal is besides being carried retired into however the unit handled claims astir Al Fayed portion helium was alive.

Hundreds much women person travel guardant to lawyers accusing the tycoon of raping oregon sexually assaulting them, according to the Justice for Harrods Survivors group.

One ineligible typical has described it arsenic 1 of the worst cases of firm maltreatment of women ever seen.

Al Fayed was ne'er charged oregon prosecuted successful narration to immoderate complaints.

Mr Clayman said: ‘I recognise the bravery of each victim-survivor who has travel guardant to stock their experiences, often aft years of silence.

‘This probe is astir giving survivors a voice, contempt the information that Mohamed Al Fayed is nary longer live to look prosecution.

‘However, we are present pursuing immoderate individuals suspected to person been complicit successful his offending and we are committed to seeking justice.

‘We are alert that past events whitethorn person impacted the public’s spot and assurance successful our approach, and we are determined to rebuild that spot by addressing these allegations with integrity and thoroughness.

‘We promote anyone who has accusation oregon was affected by Al Fayed’s actions to scope retired to us. Your dependable matters and we are present to perceive and to help.’

He besides appealed for immoderate further victims to travel forward.

The elder serviceman said: ‘To anyone who suffered astatine the hands of Mohammed Al Fayed oregon others who whitethorn not yet person travel forward, I cognize determination whitethorn beryllium galore reasons wherefore you person not felt capable to study the crimes committed against you.

‘I cognize you whitethorn person faced years of soundlessness oregon disbelief, but you are not alone. We are here, acceptable to enactment you and guarantee your dependable is heard.

‘Even if you consciousness your accusation is tiny oregon insignificant, it could marque a quality to the investigation. Every dependable matters and, collectively, we tin portion the information together.’

Emma Jones, spouse astatine Leigh Day, which represents clients affected by the Al Fayed scandal, said: ‘We enactment the widening of the constabulary probe to screen those who facilitated Al Fayed’s abuse, though the quality offers excessively small excessively precocious to survivors.

‘The information that the Metropolitan Police has besides referred cases to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) successful narration to the ungraded raises superior concerns astir accountability.

‘By referring their ain cases, the constabulary are efficaciously marking their ain homework, which is improbable to animate nationalist assurance oregon present the level of transparency and scrutiny this lawsuit demands.

‘Our clients, who we are arrogant to represent, are rightly calling for a afloat nationalist enquiry into these profoundly troubling matters.

‘We volition proceed to propulsion for this connected their behalf to guarantee that the survivors of the Harrods ungraded execute the justness they deserve.’

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