Woman Says Al Fayed’s Brother Drugged and Sexually Abused Her at Highland Estate

A former Harrods employee told BBC Scotland she was trafficked to the Highlands, drugged, sexually assaulted, and held prisoner in the 1990s by Salah Fayed.

The survivor, identified legally as Jill, stated she was a young worker at Harrods when recruited for what she believed was an executive training scheme.

Jill agreed to work for Salah instead because Mohamed seemed creepy. She recalled thinking it might be an improvement.

Family vehicles transported passengers to the estate upon landing at Inverness. Jill described Salah Fayed’s house as smaller, isolated, overlooking a valley with forest behind it. She alleged that Salah subjected her to strict controls over her movements, what she wore, and what she ate.

The first time he forced me to take the drugs he tried to trick me into taking them,

Jill, Former Harrods employee

She eventually managed to get away after realizing the extent of what he was doing. She tried to raise the alarm because she knew she could not have been the only one.

Hundreds of women and girls have since come forward with allegations against the brothers spanning from 1977 to 2014, encompassing more than 400 allegations of sexual misconduct, rape, sexual exploitation, and human trafficking.

The Metropolitan Police are managing 168 victims who reached out to the department directly. Seven suspects were questioned under caution on suspicion of crimes that include aiding and abetting rape and sexual assault, assisting in the commission of sexual offences, and human trafficking for sexual exploitation.

The APPG formed in October 2025 with 40 parliamentary members in touch with roughly 100 survivors. The group looked into operations reaching past Harrods to other companies and real estate linked to the former owner, such as the Ritz Paris, Park Lane Apartments, and Fulham Football Club. The group planned to meet the Metropolitan Police again before Christmas while preparing a report for MPs.

About 70 people have been referred to the Home Office as potential victims of trafficking, according to a confidential note of a meeting between the Met and the APPG shared with survivors. The force stated it would continue to assess victim testimonies for evidence of human trafficking.

Ms Chamberlain added that the group intends to examine the involvement of medical professionals in medical examinations of trafficking victims. Harrods, which is no longer owned by the Fayed family, stated that it recognized the remarkable bravery of survivors who came forward and supported their pursuit of justice, having previously established a redress scheme for survivors.