A harley Street Doctor who worked for the Harrods Owner mohamed Al Fayed has denied carrying intrusive Sexual Health tests on women who worked for him. Several women have told the bbc that Dr Ann Coxon carried out the medical checks while working for him, including a woman who was just 16 at the time. Mr Al Fayed is accused of multiple rapes and Sexual Assaults by female staff raising questions about what those around him at the time knew, and how they may have enabled his actions. Those closest to him included his security team, his senior personal assistants, in his private office, the Press Office who defended him over stories of alleged Sexual Harassment and assault, and doctors who would allegedly carry out intrusive medical examinations, including wendy snell, whos since died, and Dr Ann Coxon, who as Helena Wilkinson reports, the bbc spoke to today. Do you have anything to say to the victims, Dr Coxon . This is Dr Ann Coxon, who worked for the former Harrods Boss mohamed Al Faye
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