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Sarah Butler

More than 100 survivors of alleged sexual abuse enter Harrods scheme for compensation

Mohamed Al Fayed outside the high court in London
After his death in 2023, Mohamed Al Fayed was accused of sexual abuse by many former employees. Photograph: Mark Large/Shutterstock

More than 100 survivors of alleged sexual abuse by the former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed have entered the company’s compensation scheme, the luxury department store has confirmed.

The retailer set up the scheme after dozens of women came forward with allegations of abuse by the late entrepreneur going back as far as 1977 after the broadcast last year of the BBC documentary Al Fayed: Predator at Harrods.

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