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Al Fayed, Predator at Harrods: 2. Executive suite

2024/9/19
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Sophia: 我在Harrods工作时,Al-Fayed先生给了我一个不可思议的职业机会,让我在他位于顶层的豪华办公室工作。起初,他表现得非常慷慨和关心,像一位父亲一样照顾我,提供衣物、鞋子、香水和公寓等。然而,随着时间的推移,他的行为变得令人不安。他会长时间拥抱我,试图亲吻我,让我感到非常不舒服和害怕。我感到困惑和迷茫,不知道该如何应对这种情况,因为我需要这份工作来维持生计。我不得不假装一切正常,继续工作,内心充满了恐惧和不安。 Gemma: 我在Harrods担任一名高级私人助理时,也经历了类似的遭遇。Al-Fayed先生会对我进行性骚扰,包括言语和肢体上的骚扰。他会评论我的外表,抓住我的私处,询问我的生理期,甚至提出一起洗澡的请求。在一次事件中,他让我帮他穿鞋,趁机触碰我的身体。他的行为让我感到恶心和厌恶,我感到非常无助和恐惧。办公室的监控系统和保密文化让我不敢向任何人求助。 Tony Leeming: 作为Harrods的部门经理,我目睹了Al-Fayed先生的专横和霸道。他的到来总是伴随着紧张的气氛,员工们必须时刻保持忙碌,否则就有被解雇的风险。他对待员工的态度非常强势和具有威胁性,这使得员工们不敢轻易表达自己的不满。 Sarah: 在Harrods的人力资源部门工作期间,我发现Al-Fayed先生经常通过他的办公室推荐年轻貌美的女性到他的办公室工作。我试图阻止这种行为,但他的要求从未停止,年轻女性也总是抓住这个机会。 Mohamed Al-Fayed: (无法从访谈中获得Al-Fayed本人的陈述,他的行为只能通过其他证人的描述来推断。他的行为模式显示出权力滥用和性侵犯的倾向,利用其在Harrods的地位和财富对年轻女性进行控制和性骚扰。他经常以“父亲”般的关怀为幌子,掩盖其不当行为。他提供的物质奖励和职业机会,也成为其控制和操纵女性的工具。)

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Al-Fayed's dramatic entrances at Harrods, complete with security guards, incense, and bagpipes, created a tense atmosphere for staff while impressing celebrity customers. However, his interactions with celebrities like Michael Jackson revealed a manipulative side, as he inflated prices of trinkets and exploited their fame.
  • Al-Fayed's entrances involved security guards, incense, and bagpipes.
  • He created a tense atmosphere for staff but impressed celebrities.
  • He overcharged Michael Jackson for cheap souvenirs.

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Sophia is working in Harrods and is spotted by Mohamed Al Fayed. She’s handed an incredible career opportunity. Soon she moves to work with her billionaire boss in his executive suite. Not everything is as it seems.

On the shop floor, Mohamed Al Fayed is known for the way he makes a dramatic entrance, flanked by security guards. “He’s coming, he’s coming”, staff call out, as they spring to attention. Celebrity customers in the 1990s, like pop superstar Michael Jackson are shopping in the store.

This season of World of Secrets is about sexual abuse, and includes descriptions which some listeners might find distressing. If you’ve been affected by any of the issues in this series, please contact support organisations in your own country. For a list of organisations in the UK that can provide support for survivors of sexual abuse, go to bbc.co.uk/actionline.