al fayed also owned fulham football club the former captain of the women's football team says she wasoped by him. ronnie gibbons described how she was attacked in his office above harrods on two separate occasions when she was 20. lawyers acting for victims of al fayed say more than a hundred woman have now come forward to say they were targeted by him, after a bbc documentary revealed his offending over decades. speaking from outside fulham's training ground, our sports news correspondent laura scott gave us the details of what happened to ronnie. these are what fulham football club have called profoundly troubling allegations by the former captain of their women's team, ronnie gibbons. and this is a major development because it's the first time we've heard from anyone speaking publicly with allegations against mohamed al fayed directly in relation to his role as owner of fulham between the years 1997 and 2013. and the team, the women's team were considered trailblazers at the time because they were the first women's football team in europe to turn professional, but today we have hea

these are what fulham football club have called profoundly troubling allegations by the former captaincause it's the first time we've heard from anyone speaking publicly with allegations against mohamed al fayed directly in relation to his role as owner of fulham between the years 1997 and 2013. and the team, the women's team were considered trailblazers at the time because they were the first women's football team in europe to turn professional, but today we have heard or read the account of ronnie gibbons, and she's recounted in some detail two incidents that she says happened in mohamed al—fayed's private office above the luxury london department store harrods. speaking to the athletic, she said she was taken to harrods by members of fulham staff and then left alone with al fayed. recounting one experience, she said, "he held my arms, pulled me in and tried to kiss me on the mouth. she said she was wearing her fulham tracksuit at the time and simply froze. she went on to say... but she said she didn't feel she could leave because she feared it would potentiallyjeopardise the future

now, allegations have come to the door of fulham football club, which once celebrated the impact of alng, as i said, notjust as fulham manager but as a human being, and you have to be completely against this situation. we are talking about something that happened probably 25 years ago, it's not something in the last few years, but it is sad anyway. former fulham women's manager gaute haugenes, who was appointed after the alleged incident involving gibbons and al fayed, last month said club staff stopped the owner being alone with players, having known he liked young blonde girls. gibbons was said to be frustrated by his comments, and today haugenes apologised to her, saying more should have been done to protect her and others. the women's football environment in particular, there are some significant challenges, and it brings to the fore the prevalence of power imbalances and the risk to women in the industry, working both on and off the pitch. for players, it's really important that they are protected and safeguarded, and that their voices are listened to first and foremost, and that'

whether the force could have done more to bring to justice the one time owner of harrods and fulham football clubs report. mohamed al fayed, a sexual predator, it's been a month since the bbc film that details his sexual abuse of multiple women of the former employee of the story said the billionaire had sexually assaulted or raped them in the bbc had revealed 21 women had he refused to say exactly how many cases it passed to prosecutors for charging decisions. but we have now established the met police have only asked prosecutors to decide whether to charge mohamed al fayed in relation to two out of the 21 women who contacted the force to see if they were sexually abused by him. it raises serious questions about the met�*s handling of affiant. it questions about the met's handling of affiant. it beggars belief that — handling of affiant. it beggars belief that 21 _ handling of affiant. it beggars belief that 21 women - handling of affiant. it beggars belief that 21 women came i belief that 21 women came forward to the met with presumably similar allegations about a wealthy man in a position of e

the former captain of fulham ladies football team says that she was sexually assaulted and groped by the club'she was attacked in his office above harrods on two separate occasions when she was 20. lawyers acting for victims of al fayed say more than a hundred woman have now come forward to say they were targeted by him, after a bbc documentary revealed his offending over decades. 0ur sports news correspondent laura scott is outside fulham's training ground with the latest. laura, what happened to ronnie?

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monstrous abuse at the hands of mohamed al fayed after a report has exposed new allegations at the fulham football club. dean armstrong kc and his team have praised the bravery of former fulham women's captain ronnie gibbons, who's accused the billionaire of sexual assault during her time at the club. her claims are part of a wider investigation by the metropolitan police into now 40 new allegations of sexual misconduct against al fayed and others . investigators are others. investigators are pledging to uncover any further abuses and hold those involved accountable , no matter their accountable, no matter their role. fulham football club and harrods have both condemned the allegations, and they're also urging anyone affected to come forward in the last hour or so. niall horan has paid tribute to his former one direction bandmate liam payne , saying bandmate liam payne, saying he'll cherish every moment that they shared . you can see here on they shared. you can see here on screen that statement released from niall horan in that emotional instagram post. it came after liam sadly died at the age of 31,

at the hands of mohamed al fayed after a report in the athletics exposed new allegations at fulham football cluban armstrong kc and his team praised the bravery of former fulham women's captain ronnie gibbons, who accused the billionaire of sexual assault dunng billionaire of sexual assault during her time at the club , during her time at the club, aged 20. her claims are part of aged 20. her claims are part of a wider investigation by the metropolitan police into 40 new allegations of sexual misconduct against al fayed. investigators are pledging to uncover further abuses and hold those involved accountable . niall horan has accountable. niall horan has paid tribute to his former one direction bandmate liam payne, saying he'll cherish every moment they shared. horan's emotional instagram post came after liam died at the age of 31, falling from a third floor balcony in buenos aires. horan sent love to payne's family , sent love to payne's family, including his son bear. signing off with love you brother. a post mortem confirmed multiple traumas from the fall, with police describing payne's hotel

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