Mohamed Al Fayed, the former owner of Harrods, with the actress Lucy Liu at the store in 2005 Goffredo di Crollalanza/FilmMagicMohamed Al Fayed, the former owner of Harrods, has been accused of sexually harassing young employees, including a 17-year-old debutante he recruited. The tycoon, who is also a former owner of Fulham Football Club and still owns the Ritz Hotel in Paris, is accused of “grooming” the women to persuade them to have sex. He used the reputation of his son, Dodi — who died in a car crash alongside Diana, Princess of Wales — to pursue one employee, according to a Channel 4 Dispatches investigation to be broadcast this evening. Mr Fayed, 88, is alleged to have used his power at the department store in Knightsbridge, west London, to target young employees over a 13-year period. The billionaire is the latest high-profile person to…

Source: The Times December 08, 2017 00:03 UTC