Police sent personal details to the wrong person, says alleged Al Fayed victim
Key takeaways
- Ellie Price News correspondent BBCJoanna Brittan spoke to the BBC after waiving her automatic lifelong right to anonymity Warning: This article contains upsetting content.
- She later discovered the Met had sent handwritten notes of her account, as well as her address, contact number and date of birth to another alleged victim who lived in Australia in error.
- The BBC understands the data breach, caused by human error, has been reported to the Information Commissioner's Office and a one-off payment was offered to Brittan.
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Ellie Price News correspondent BBCJoanna Brittan spoke to the BBC after waiving her automatic lifelong right to anonymity Warning: This article contains upsetting content. A woman who says she was trafficked to Mohamed Al Fayed and raped by his associate is furious after the Metropolitan Police sent her personal details to the wrong person.
Joanna Brittan gave a statement to Devon & Cornwall police in 2017, which was then transferred to the Met Police, detailing how she was trafficked to the former Harrods owner and suffered sexual abuse by one of his business associates.
She later discovered the Met had sent handwritten notes of her account, as well as her address, contact number and date of birth to another alleged victim who lived in Australia in error.