Police sent personal details to the wrong person, says alleged Al Fayed victim

Police sent personal details to the wrong person, says alleged Al Fayed victim Just nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleEllie PriceNews correspondentBBCJoanna Brittan spoke to the BBC after waiving her automatic lifelong right to anonymityWarning: This article contains upsetting contentA woman who says she was trafficked to Mohamed Al Fayed and raped by his associate is furious after the Metropolitan Police sent her personal details to the wrong person.Joanna Brittan gave a statement to Devon & Cornwall police in 2017, which was then transferred to the Met Police, detailing how she was trafficked to the former Harrods owner and suffered sexual abuse by one of his business associates.She later discovered the Met had sent handwritten notes of her account, as well as her address, contact number and date of birth to another alleged victim who lived in Australia in error.The BBC understands the data breach, caused by human error, has been reported to the Information Commissioner's Office and a one-off payment was offered to Brittan.'Shambolic, incompetent and complicit'The force launched an investigation into Al Fayed's abuse in November 2024, despite 21 women coming forward before his death in 2023. Al Fayed died without facing any charges.Brittan, from Devon, who spoke to the BBC after waiving her automatic lifelong right to anonymity, described the Met as "shambolic, incompetent and complicit".The data breach happened after she had asked for her original statement to be sent back to her because her lawyers had requested it.Last month, she was told by the Home Office there were "reasonable grounds" to believe she had been a victim of modern slavery and trafficking and that it would investigate her case further.Jasvinder Sanghera, the Independent Survivor Advocate appointed by Harrods, who has worked with Brittan, said the incident was "absolutely appalling"."It does not give you confidence in the processes th...