Complaints filed to police watchdog over Met’s handling of Al Fayed abuse allegations
Key takeaways
- More than 400 claims of sexual misconduct have been made against Mohamed Al Fayed, seen here in 2003.
- Prefer the Guardian on GoogleSurvivors of abuse at the hands of the late Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed have complained to a watchdog about how the Metropolitan police handled allegations.
- The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) confirmed on Sunday that three victims had filed complaints this week about the Met’s handling of allegations between 2018 and 2024.
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More than 400 claims of sexual misconduct have been made against Mohamed Al Fayed, seen here in 2003. The former Harrods owner died in 2023. Photograph: Murdo Macleod/The Guardian View image in fullscreen More than 400 claims of sexual misconduct have been made against Mohamed Al Fayed, seen here in 2003. The former Harrods owner died in 2023. Photograph: Murdo Macleod/The Guardian Metropolitan police Complaints filed to police watchdog over Met’s handling of Al Fayed abuse allegations IOPC confirms complaints from three survivors of alleged sexual misconduct by late Harrods owner in addition to ongoing investigation
Prefer the Guardian on GoogleSurvivors of abuse at the hands of the late Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed have complained to a watchdog about how the Metropolitan police handled allegations.
More than 400 claims of sexual misconduct have been made against Al Fayed, including rape and human trafficking, dating between 1977 and 2014.