Show Notes
As details emerged about the scale and systematic nature of Mohamed Al-Fayed’s crimes, he was compared to another notorious predator – Jeffrey Epstein.
Soon, survivors of Al-Fayed start describing their experiences using a term from Epstein’s case – trafficking.
Their stories of being trafficked illustrate the scale of these crimes - and could be the key to getting justice.
But this case has a long history of failure. As police launch an investigation into Al-Fayed, survivors ask some difficult questions about missed opportunities for justice, and of the people and institutions who failed to act.
How did Al-Fayed avoid any consequences for his crimes? And is the new police investigation repeating old mistakes?
Host: Nicola Thorp. Producer: Nicola Thorp and Matt Nielson. Writer: Matt Nielson. Sound design and mixing: Basil Oxtoby. Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini. Executive Producers: Jamie East, Bella Soames, Emma Shaw. Associate Producer (Ep 1): Lisa Brinkworth.
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