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CPS to Decide Charges Against Al Fayed Accused

8/25/2026

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  • Metropolitan Police have forwarded a file to the Crown Prosecution Service.
  • The Crown Prosecution Service will decide whether to charge an 80-year-old man with two indecent assaults.
  • More than 20 women accused Mohamed Al Fayed of sexual assault in a September 2024 BBC report.
  • Over 400 alleged victims or witnesses have approached lawyers since the allegations emerged.
  • Harrods, sold by Al Fayed in 2010, is settling more than 250 compensation claims.