Ronnie Gibbons, a former captain of Fulham women’s team, has alleged she was sexually assaulted by the club’s late owner Mohamed Al Fayed
Gibbons, who was 20 at the time, said she was forcefully kissed, groped and had twice felt trapped in a room by Fayed, who owned, including of rape and sexual assault, relating to Fayed stretching back to 1979, after the broadcast of a BBC documentary about the former owner of Harrods. They are in addition to allegations relating to 21 women reported to the force between 2005 and 2023.
“We salute our client’s bravery and are proud to advocate for Ronnie and others at Fulham who are searching for justice. We will do whatever we can to lift the lid on abuse, no matter where it was perpetrated, or who it was perpetrated by, including any enablers of Al Fayed’s abhorrent behaviour.”Mohamed Al Fayed was the owner of Fulham FC between 1997 and 2013. He died at the age of 94 in 2023.
After detailing at length the process of being summoned back to the Harrods building again, she added: “This time he groped me. He groped my breast. He sort of had his hand on my face and he moved it down and he sort of touched me on my breast and sort of moved his hand down to my waist.”
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Sexual assault claims made over Mohamed Al Fayed’s Fulham tenureLawyers for accusers say several allegations relate to Fayed’s time as football club’s owner
Read more »
Fulham women’s team was ‘protected’ from Fayed, says former managerFootball club became aware of billionaire owner’s interest in ‘young, blond girls’, says Gaute Haugenes
Read more »
'Sexual predator' former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed accused of raping multiple womenManagement at London's luxury Harrods department store say they're 'utterly appalled' by allegations former owner Mohamed Al Fayed sexually assaulted more than 20 employees.
Read more »
Harrods apologises to women who say they were abused by former owner Mohamed Al Fayed"This was a shameful period in the business&x27; history," the famous London department store&x27;s current boss said.
Read more »
Harrods 'utterly appalled' by allegations former owner Mohamed Al Fayed raped staffMore than 20 female ex-Harrods employees have accused Mohamed Al Fayed, whose son died along with Princess Diana in a high-speed car crash in Paris, of sexual assault.
Read more »
Multiple women accuse Mohamed al-Fayed, ex-owner of Harrods, of rapeThe women who worked at Harrods from the late 1980s to 2000s said assaults were carried out at the company’s offices, in Fayed’s London apartment, or on foreign trips often in Paris at the Ritz hotel.
Read more »