A doctor accused of conducting invasive sexual health checks at the request of Mohamed Al-Fayed has denied the allegations.
Appearing for the first time since Al-Fayed, the former Harrods owner, was exposed as a sexual predator who raped and abused female employees over decades, Dr. Ann Coxon was asked if she performed such tests on his staff.
“No, I did not,” she stated while walking from her home in Notting Hill, west London. A Muslim convert w ho sometimes goes by the name Amina, Dr. Coxon was also asked if she regretted working for Al-Fayed, to which she responded, “No.” When questioned if she wished to apologise to his victims, she replied, “I have no comment.”
Her remarks come as the Justice For Harrods Survivors group, consisting of 37 alleged victims, prepares to file a complaint against her with the General Medical Council. Despite the accusations, the 83-year-old doctor, who previously served as disgraced publicist Max Clifford’s private physician, still holds a medical license and practices at her Harley Street clinic, reports the Mirror.
One victim, identified only as Natacha, a former Harrods employee, claims that Dr. Coxon conducted “wholly unnecessary” examinations, including AIDS and sexually transmitted disease testing without her consent. Natacha stated that she felt the tests were meant to assess her “purity” and expressed concerns about the inappropriate sharing of confidential medical information within Harrods.
The group plans to file a formal complaint with the General Medical Council, urging an investigation into the allegations highlighted in a recent BBC documentary.
Dr. Coxon is reportedly one of several doctors involved in these tests at Al-Fayed’s request. Wendy Snell, another Harrods doctor, passed away two years ago at the age of 64.
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