Serving Met officer and four ex-officers investigated for handling of Al Fayed allegations
The watchdog says the probe covers possible misconduct and missed opportunities as more than 400 allegations against the former Harrods owner have emerged.
- One serving Metropolitan Police officer and four former colleagues are under investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct over their handling of sexual abuse allegations against Mohamed Al Fayed, the late Harrods owner who died in 2023.
- Following complaints from four victim-survivors, the IOPC began a directed investigation in January 2025 into whether officers mishandled reports of sexual offences including rape and trafficking committed by Fayed before his death.
- More than 400 allegations of sexual misconduct spanning decades have surfaced against Fayed, with 154 victims coming forward to report rape, sexual exploitation, and human trafficking against the former Harrods owner.
- The Met Police confirmed it is assisting the IOPC with the investigation, though the watchdog has yet to determine whether the five officers have a disciplinary case to answer.
- Beyond this specific inquiry, the Metropolitan Police continues investigating individuals who may have facilitated Fayed's offending; three women and a man in his sixties were recently interviewed under caution regarding trafficking and sexual exploitation.
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The London luxury store Harrods has so far paid 75 victims of sexual abuse by its former owner Mohamed Al-Fayed a "complete compensation". Almost 200 further applications are currently being processed, the department store reported. A total of 259 victims have claimed. Shortly before, the British police authority had confirmed that officials of the London police are being investigated for handling the charges in the Al-Fayed case. The focus of t…
More than 75 victims have already received compensation in the abuse scandal surrounding Mohamed Al-Fayed, the former owner of the luxury department store Harrods in London. According to the company, nearly 200 other complaints are currently being processed from women who accuse him of rape and sexual assault.
The deceased businessman, who was director of the luxury department store Harrods, is accused of abuse by more than 250 women.
Harrods has compensated dozens of people following sexual abuse by the now-deceased owner Mohamed Al Fayed. More than 75 victims have received "full compensation" after filing a claim with the famous London department store.
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