CPS Twice Did Not Prosecute Al Fayed After Police Reports

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) twice decided not to prosecute Mohamed Al Fayed after reviewing the evidence presented by the police on the former Harrods owner. Details of the allegations were passed to the CPS in 2009 and 2015, but it decided not to go ahead with the prosecution because there was not “a realistic prospect of conviction” against the late Egyptian billionaire. Five women have now come forward through the BBC with claims they were raped by Al Fayed, who died last year at the age of 94, with a number of others alleging sexual misconduct. Their legal team announced in a press conference last week that they are taking civil action against Harrods for allegedly failing to protect their employees and “enabling” the alleged assaults by “covering up” for their former owner....