NEW DELHI: Fulham soccer group’s feminine gamers have been “protected” from the membership’s late billionaire proprietor after the employees turned conscious of his curiosity in ‘younger, blond women’, mentioned Gaute Haugenes, the previous supervisor of group from 2001 to 2003, and added that the allegations didn’t come as “the most important shock.”
Haugenes just lately spoke to the BBC in regards to the membership’s late proprietor Mohamed Al Fayed and revealed that the employees members took steps to make sure that “conditions could not happen” and that they “protected the gamers”.
These revelations come within the wake of a BBC documentary, “Al Fayed: Predator At Harrods”, which aired on Thursday night time. Within the documentary, greater than 20 ladies who had labored at Harrods got here ahead with allegations of assault and bodily violence by Fayed at properties in London and Paris.
5 ladies have alleged that they have been raped by Fayed, whereas others have alleged sexual misconduct passed off whereas they labored on the luxurious division retailer, which was beforehand owned by Fayed.
Fulham, the soccer membership purchased by Fayed in 1997, is at present attempting to ascertain whether or not any of its employees members have been affected by the alleged misconduct. The membership has urged people with experiences or data associated to the allegations to contact them or the police.
In the meantime right now, a authorized group representing ladies alleging rape and sexual assault mentioned it acquired over 150 new enquiries, together with from ladies accusing the previous Harrods proprietor.
The authorized group representing 37 ladies accusing Fayed of sexual abuse confirmed to AFP that new inquiries had been acquired, which included a “mixture of survivors and people with proof” about Fayed. The allegations contain women as younger as 15 and 16 on the time of the alleged assault, with legal professionals evaluating the dimensions and nature of the case to claims made towards disgraced people like Jeffrey Epstein and Harvey Weinstein.
Over a span of 25 years, the authorized group is bringing claims towards Harrods for facilitating the “systematic abuse” of its workers, lots of whom have been employed as Fayed’s private assistants and secretaries. The accusers allege that assaults occurred at Fayed’s residences in London, residences in Paris, and through journeys overseas, starting from Saint-Tropez to Abu Dhabi.
Harrods, which Fayed offered in 2010, expressed its utter appalment on the allegations and confirmed that it had additionally acquired new inquiries following the BBC investigation. The division retailer’s web site now includes a kind for victims to finish, stating that it has an “established course of” for these affected to hunt compensation.
Moreover, the authorized group disclosed that also they are representing ladies who have been employed by the Ritz resort, one other property beforehand owned by the mogul.
A spokesperson for Fulham expressed the membership’s deep concern and empathy for the ladies who’ve shared their experiences, stating, “We’re within the course of of creating whether or not anybody on the membership is or has been affected. Ought to any individual want to share data or experiences relating to those allegations, we encourage them to contact the membership at safeguarding@fulhamfc.com or the police.”
At a information convention on Friday, legal professionals representing Fayed’s accusers expressed their suspicion that there could also be extra victims from different locations the place Fayed labored. Barrister Maria Mulla acknowledged, “Wherever he went, there shall be victims.” Fayed, who died final 12 months on the age of 94, had additionally owned the Ritz in Paris since 1979 and offered Harrods in 2010.
Haugenes just lately spoke to the BBC in regards to the membership’s late proprietor Mohamed Al Fayed and revealed that the employees members took steps to make sure that “conditions could not happen” and that they “protected the gamers”.
These revelations come within the wake of a BBC documentary, “Al Fayed: Predator At Harrods”, which aired on Thursday night time. Within the documentary, greater than 20 ladies who had labored at Harrods got here ahead with allegations of assault and bodily violence by Fayed at properties in London and Paris.
5 ladies have alleged that they have been raped by Fayed, whereas others have alleged sexual misconduct passed off whereas they labored on the luxurious division retailer, which was beforehand owned by Fayed.
Fulham, the soccer membership purchased by Fayed in 1997, is at present attempting to ascertain whether or not any of its employees members have been affected by the alleged misconduct. The membership has urged people with experiences or data associated to the allegations to contact them or the police.
In the meantime right now, a authorized group representing ladies alleging rape and sexual assault mentioned it acquired over 150 new enquiries, together with from ladies accusing the previous Harrods proprietor.
The authorized group representing 37 ladies accusing Fayed of sexual abuse confirmed to AFP that new inquiries had been acquired, which included a “mixture of survivors and people with proof” about Fayed. The allegations contain women as younger as 15 and 16 on the time of the alleged assault, with legal professionals evaluating the dimensions and nature of the case to claims made towards disgraced people like Jeffrey Epstein and Harvey Weinstein.
Over a span of 25 years, the authorized group is bringing claims towards Harrods for facilitating the “systematic abuse” of its workers, lots of whom have been employed as Fayed’s private assistants and secretaries. The accusers allege that assaults occurred at Fayed’s residences in London, residences in Paris, and through journeys overseas, starting from Saint-Tropez to Abu Dhabi.
Harrods, which Fayed offered in 2010, expressed its utter appalment on the allegations and confirmed that it had additionally acquired new inquiries following the BBC investigation. The division retailer’s web site now includes a kind for victims to finish, stating that it has an “established course of” for these affected to hunt compensation.
Moreover, the authorized group disclosed that also they are representing ladies who have been employed by the Ritz resort, one other property beforehand owned by the mogul.
A spokesperson for Fulham expressed the membership’s deep concern and empathy for the ladies who’ve shared their experiences, stating, “We’re within the course of of creating whether or not anybody on the membership is or has been affected. Ought to any individual want to share data or experiences relating to those allegations, we encourage them to contact the membership at safeguarding@fulhamfc.com or the police.”
At a information convention on Friday, legal professionals representing Fayed’s accusers expressed their suspicion that there could also be extra victims from different locations the place Fayed labored. Barrister Maria Mulla acknowledged, “Wherever he went, there shall be victims.” Fayed, who died final 12 months on the age of 94, had additionally owned the Ritz in Paris since 1979 and offered Harrods in 2010.
