Al Fayed sex abuse victim fights back tears as she recalls how Harrods boss paralysed her with fear

Al Fayed sex abuse victim recalls how Harrods boss paralysed her with fear. Source: BBC

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00:00We would be sent to see Al-Fayed because he had a job for us to do.

00:09It was always more of a friendly chat than actual work, but then these private meetings

00:13turned into more.

00:15A forced kiss, his hands gripping your face to his lips, or pulling you down on his lap

00:21where his hands were free to explore any part of your body that he wished.

00:28These incidents lasted seconds, but the fear instilled left me paralysed.

00:33Al-Fayed brushed off these moments like they had never happened, but I was always reminded

00:38not to mention them to anyone.

00:41He would know if I did.

00:44I had never experienced anything like it before.

00:47I was so young, I didn't know what to do and how to deal with it.

00:50I felt such fear and some sick loyalty as his employee.