Met Police submit Mohamed Al Fayed case file to prosecutors

Metropolitan Police detectives investigating sexual assault claims against late Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed have sent a file of evidence to prosecutors.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) will now consider whether to bring any charges against the suspect, a man in his 80s, but won't provide a timescale for a decision.

The Met emailed Al Fayed survivor groups on Monday confirming it had submitted an evidential file to the CPS for a decision on whether to charge the suspect.

"The file relates to one suspect, a man in his 80s, and relates to two indecent assaults on two women in London. Officers will continue to work closely with CPS prosecutors as the case progresses," the force said in the email seen by Sky News.

It added that seven suspects – previously reported to be four women and three men – have been interviewed under caution on suspicion of offences, including aiding and abetting rape and sexual assault, assisting in the commission of sexual offences, and human trafficking for the purposes of sexual exploitation.

"This remains a complex and highly sensitive investigation. Our focus is on pursuing all available lines of enquiry, maintaining the integrity of the investigation, and supporting those who have come forward," it said.

'Time does not put accountability beyond reach'

Justice for Fayed and Harrods Survivors co-chairs Jen Mills and Lindsay Mason said the submission is a "significant step", adding that "age should never be a shield from accountability".

"Survivors have spent decades either not being believed or being told that Fayed and those around him were too powerful and that nothing could be done – but today is an important reminder that the passage of time does not, by itself, put accountability beyond reach," they said.

They added that the wider investigation into who facilitated Fayed's offending "must continue wherever the evidence leads".

A spokesperson from Fayed survivor group No One Above said: "We call on the Met to confirm it is securing evidence on all perpetrators and co-conspirators – including the financial and documentary evidence of how victims were recruited, screened, moved, harboured and silenced."

No One Above has also called on the Met to confirm that human trafficking and modern slavery are the primary framework of the investigation, that financial investigators have been brought in to follow the money that funded and concealed the network, and that all financial and documentary evidence of the network's operations is being actively secured.

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More than 400 allegations of sexual misconduct have been made against the former Harrods boss dating between 1977 and 2014, including sexual assault, rape, sexual exploitation and human trafficking.

The Met has been dealing with at least 156 alleged victims who contacted them directly, including 21 who came forward before Al Fayed died.

Al Fayed died aged 94 in 2023 without facing any charges. He had sold Harrods in 2010.

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