More than 20 girls have accused former Harrods proprietor Mohammad Al Fayed of sexual assault, together with 5 who say they had been raped.
The ex-employees, all feminine, stated the Egyptian billionaire had assaulted them whereas working on the world-famous London division retailer.
After the allegations had been revealed, one other girl got here ahead to accuse him of “sickening” sexual abuse.
Lawyers and survivors concerned within the case will maintain a press convention on Friday in regards to the allegations, which had been first revealed in BBC documentary Al-Fayed: Predator at Harrods.
Fayed, who’s accused of abusing girls in London, Paris, St Tropez and Abu Dhabi, died final 12 months aged 94.
One girl, who was simply a teen when she was allegedly raped by Fayed, described him as a “monster, a sexual predator with no moral compass whatsoever”, who considered employees at Harrods as his “playthings”.
Harrods stated it was “utterly appalled” by the allegations and stated they had been the actions of “someone intent on abusing his power wherever he operated”.
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