Al Fayed was a ‘monster’, says alleged victims’ legal team
Barristers representing the alleged victims of Mohamed Al Fayed have said the case “combines some of the most horrific elements of the cases involving Jimmy Savile, Jeffrey Epstein and Harvey Weinstein”. The late Harrods’ owner was described as a “monster” by barrister Dean Armstrong KC during a press conference held by the legal team featured in the BBC documentary Al-Fayed: Predator At Harrods. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00We believe that the system not only enabled but potentially and allowed to a
00:11knowing extent the widespread sexual abuse of the survivors that we
00:16represent. I have many years of practice and I have never seen a case as horrific
00:23as this. This case combines some of the most horrific elements of the cases
00:30involving Jimmy Savile, Jeffrey Epstein and Harvey Weinstein. Savile because in
00:40this case as in that the institution we say knew about the behavior. Epstein
00:47because in that case as in this there was a procurement system in place to
00:53source the women and girls as you know there are some very young victims of
00:58this for abuse and Weinstein because it was a person at the very top of the
01:05organization who was abusing his power.
01:10We will say it plainly Mohamed El Fayed was a monster. He was a monster but he
01:27was a monster enabled by a system. A system that pervaded Harrods. Those of
01:38you who have seen the most magnificent documentary that we saw last night will
01:42know and may well remember very clearly the words of the manager who said the
01:49following anyone who tells you they didn't know what was going on is lying.