The legal team featured in Al-Fayed: Predator at Harrods discuss their involvement in the investigation and the legal claim against Harrods for failing to provide a safe system of work for their employees. In this clip we hear Natacha, a former employee at Harrods, speak about the abuse she experienced from Mohamed Al-Fayed.
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00:00As time went by, I noticed more and more how strange the office atmosphere was.
00:04There was no camaraderie.
00:06It felt like a very secretive atmosphere.
00:09The other girls used to whisper to each other, but I was actively discouraged from making friends.
00:15I did, however, make a friend.
00:18We kept it very secret.
00:20Catherine, who sits in front of me today.
00:23From my dream job and high hopes, this then became my reality.
00:27Mohammed Al-Fayed, a sick predator, lured me in by using the same modus operandi he used time and time again.
00:36I was subjected to an unnecessary and intrusive medical examination.
00:40I was never given those results.
00:43I was subjected to AIDS and STD testing without consent.
00:47And now I believe in hindsight, I was checked for my purity.
00:52We would be sent to see Al-Fayed because he had a job for us to do.
00:56It was always more of a friendly chat than actual work.
00:59But then these private meetings turned into more.
01:02A forced kiss.
01:04His hands gripping your face to his lips or pulling you down on his lap where his hands were free to explore any part of your body that he wished.
01:15These incidents lasted seconds, but the fear instilled left me paralyzed.
01:20Al-Fayed brushed off these moments like they had never happened.
01:25But I was always reminded not to mention them to anyone.
01:28He would know if I did.
01:31I had never experienced anything like it before.
01:34I was so young, I didn't know what to do and how to deal with it.
01:38I felt such fear and some sick loyalty as his employee.