英国伦敦警察厅在发送关于已故哈罗德百货公司前所有者Mohamed Al Fayed案件调查进展的邮件时，因人为错误意外暴露了143名受害者的电子邮件地址。[1]这些邮箱地址被泄露给约12个其他收件人。[1]警察厅已就此事道歉，并将事件上报至信息专员办公室，同时表示正在审查相关流程以防止类似泄露再次发生。[1]
本次邮件更新通知了案件的最新进展：三名新嫌疑人已接受谨慎盘问，其中一人年逾70岁，另两人均在80多岁。[1]至此，共有7人因该案接受谨慎盘问。[1]据调查，针对Al Fayed的指控超过400起，涉及强奸、性侵、人口贩运、假监禁、下药、暴力和强制堕胎等罪名。[1]至少155名受害者已向警察厅报告，其中至少21人在Al Fayed于2023年去世前就已出面指控。[1]Al Fayed享年94岁，生前未面临任何指控。[1]代号为"Operation Cornpoppy"的调查已进行21个月。[1]
The Metropolitan Police has apologised after inadvertently disclosing the email addresses of 143 victims in connection with investigations into Mohamed Al Fayed following human error during email communications [1]. Approximately 12 other recipients received the message containing the exposed details [1]. The force has reported the incident to the Information Commissioner's Office and stated it is reviewing procedures to prevent similar breaches in the future [1].
The email was sent as an update on the ongoing investigation into the deceased Harrods owner, who faced allegations of sexual misconduct spanning from 1977 to 2014 [1]. According to the message, three additional suspects—one in their seventies and two in their eighties—have been interviewed under caution, bringing the total number of people questioned in the inquiry to seven [1]. The allegations against Al Fayed encompass over 400 accusations covering rape, sexual assault, human trafficking, false imprisonment, drugging, violence, and forced termination of pregnancies [1]. Al Fayed died in 2023 at the age of 94 without ever facing criminal charges [1].
At least 155 victims have reported the matter to police, with at least 21 coming forward before Al Fayed's death [1]. The Operation Cornpoppy investigation, which has been underway for 21 months, continues to examine the allegations [1].