A second police force has begun investigating allegations of sexual offences by former Harrods owner Mohammed al Fayed.
Surrey Police says it reached out over claims in a TV documentary that victims had been assaulted at his home in Oxted.
Officers are looking into a ‘non-recent’ allegation and says it’ll liaise with the Metropolitan Police which is carrying out its own inquiries.
Surrey Police said:
We conducted a search of our records and did not find any allegations made to Surrey Police in relation to sexual offences against Mr Al Fayed prior to the BBC documentary being broadcast.
As some of the offences reported in recent media coverage were described as having taken place at his property in Surrey, we made an approach, via the BBC, to reach out and encourage these victims to speak to us.
On Saturday (12 October), we received a report of non-recent sexual abuse against Mr Al Fayed which is alleged to have occurred at an address in Oxted.
We have launched a thorough investigation into this matter and have reached out to the victim to ensure that they are provided with the appropriate support.
We are also liaising with the Metropolitan Police and will continue to do so as they examine reports they have received should there be a connection with Surrey.
