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Mohamed Al Fayed accuser says she ‘walked into a lion’s den’
Sexual abuse survivors say working for late former Harrods owner involved ‘deceit, lies and humiliation’
A survivor of Mohamed Al Fayed’s sexual abuse has given a harrowing account of her suffering at his hands. Speaking at a press conference in London, the woman – named as Natacha – told reporters she “walked into a lion’s den” when she accepted a job with the former owner of Harrods department store in London.
She said working for him had involved a “layer of cover-ups, deceit, lies, manipulation, humiliation and gross sexual misconduct”.
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