Five women who worked at Harrods have alleged they were raped by the luxury department store’s former owner, Mohammed Al Fayed, who died last year aged 94.
THE BBC cites testimonies from more than 20 women, former Harrods employees, who claim the billionaire sexually assaulted them in London, Paris, St Tropez and Abu Dhabi.
Of the 20 complaints, five are about rape. According to the British network, it is estimated that even more women may have been sexually abused by Mohammed Al Fayed.
Mohamed Al Fayed accused of multiple rapes by staff https://t.co/vWr6KvzUzZ
– BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) September 19, 2024
“It was a monster, we were all very scared”
One of the women, according to the BBCclaimed she was raped by the Egyptian businessman at his Park Lane apartment.
Another woman alleged she was raped as a teenager and called Mohamed Al Fayed a “monster, with no moral compass”, adding that “we were all very scared. He actively cultivated fear.”
Mohammed Al Fayed faced allegations of sexual harassment while he was alive, however, as reported by BBCthe new charges are unprecedented in scale and severity.
“He was unhappy,” said one of the women, who worked as his personal assistant from 1988 to 1991. She alleged that he tried to rape her more than once.
