Man interviewed on suspicion of sex trafficking in Al Fayed investigation

One man has been interviewed under caution in relation to the police investigation into the individuals who may have facilitated or enabled offending by the former Harrods boss, Mohamed Al Fayed, the Metropolitan Police has said.

The man, in his 60s, was questioned on suspicion of offences including aiding and abetting rape and sexual assault, and human trafficking for sexual exploitation.

Earlier this month, the Met said it had interviewed three women aged in their 40s, 50s and 60s on suspicion of the same offences.

No arrests have been made at this time and the investigation remains ongoing, the Met said.

The Met says 154 victims have come forward to report allegations of sexual assault, rape, sexual exploitation and human trafficking in relation to the Al Fayed case.

The scope of the inquiry has been widened to cover alleged human trafficking.

Before any suspect was interviewed under caution, lawyers representing Al Fayed's victims urged police to treat the scandal as "trafficking allegations".

Multiple women have accused Al Fayed, who owned the luxury Harrods store in London between 1985 and 2010, of rape and sexual assault. He died in 2023 aged 94.

At the time of many of the alleged attacks, Fayed was the owner of Harrods, the Ritz Paris hotel and Fulham FC.

Cdr Angela Craggs said the Met was "determined to bring anyone who is suspected to have played a part in [Al Fayed's] offending to justice".

She added that the investigation was "complex and far-reaching" and encouraged anyone with relevant information to contact the police.