Harrods investigating if current staff involved in Mohamed Al Fayed allegations

Jessica is considering taking legal action but had never spoken about her experiences until the BBC documentary about Fayed was aired last week.

“I feel quite strongly that the people who facilitated this need to be brought to justice,” she said.

“and that is part of the reason why I am now speaking out about it.

“Those people I can see are still working either within the company or in other companies.

“I have no doubt they have to have been fully aware of what was happening.”

She added: “Yes obviously [Fayed] is gone, but his name can still be tarnishedfor what he did to all of these people. So I do feel like a certain amount of justice can be brought.”

In separate claims, Jessica said another manager at Harrods “cherry-picked” young girls for Fayed and “facilitated” his predatory behaviour towards them.

Jessica said she was “pimped” by the female manager, who she said felt Fayed would be attracted to her, and organised for him to meet her.

She said: “It’s quite clear to see the actions that happened to put me in front of him came directly from her.”

Harrods’ current owners have previously said they were “utterly appalled” by the allegations against Fayed and had been seeking to settle claims “in the quickest way possible” since “new information came to light” in 2023.

When BBC News put Jessica’s story to Harrods, the store confirmed there was an ongoing internal review which also began in 2023.

“The Harrods settlement process was designed in consultation with independent external counsel and experts in personal injury litigation,” the statement said.

“All claims settled to date and moving forwards will be based on the guidance of these external individuals to ensure swift and impartial outcomes for the victims.

“As part of our due diligence there is an ongoing internal review (supported by external counsel) including looking at whether any current staff were involved in any of the allegations either directly or indirectly.

“In addition, the Harrods board has established a non-executive committee of the board to further consider the issues arising from the allegations.

“Harrods is also in direct communication with the Metropolitan Police to ensure we are offering our assistance with any of their relevant inquiries.”