More Than 250 People Involved in Sexual Misconduct Compensation, Harrods Says
Published on October 22, 2024
Harrods has said more than 250 people are part of its process to settle compensation claims over alleged historic sexual misconduct by the store’s former owner, the late Mohamed Al Fayed. The London luxury department store said it had “settled a number of claims with women” made against the Egyptian billionaire, who died in 2023 at the age of 94. Last month, the BBC’s “Al Fayed: Predator At Harrods” documentary reported claims from five women who said they were raped by the entrepreneur, with a number of others alleging sexual misconduct. The latest statement from the Knightbridge-based store said: “Since 2023, Harrods settled a number of claims with women who alleged historic sexual misconduct by Fayed....