At least five Al Fayed survivors confirmed as modern slavery victims
"But it is vindication and validation."Hundreds of women have accused Al Fayed, who owned the luxury Harrods store in London between 1985 and 2010, of rape, sexual assault and trafficking. Al Fayed died in 2023 aged 94 having never faced any charges. Several women have also accused his brother Salah of abuse.
- ▪"But it is vindication and validation."Hundreds of women have accused Al Fayed, who owned the luxury Harrods store in London between 1985 and 2010, of rape, sexual assault and trafficking.
- ▪Al Fayed died in 2023 aged 94 having never faced any charges.
- ▪Several women have also accused his brother Salah of abuse.
2 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 2 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: lean left. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ At least five Mohamed Al Fayed abuse survivors confirmed as human-trafficking victims — The Guardian — UK
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At least five Al Fayed survivors confirmed as modern slavery victimsImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Hundreds of women have accused Al Fayed of rape, sexual assault and traffickingByJessica RawnsleyPublished8 minutes agoAt least five women who were abused by former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed have been formally recognised by the Home Office as victims of modern slavery.The BBC revealed in April that Rachel Louw, who has waived her right to anonymity, had become the first woman known to receive such a decision.Since then, at least four other women have received positive "conclusive grounds" decisions recognising them as victims of modern slavery, with more expected to follow, according to PA Media.The latest cases include women who were trafficked internationally and within the…
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