Around 400 women allege abuse by ex-Harrods boss Mohamed Al Fayed

More than 400 alleged victims, including some from Australia, have so far contacted the legal team working on a case against the late Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Al Fayed, who has been accused of sexual abuse and rape, says lawyer Dean Armstrong.

A September BBC documentary revealed that Al Fayed, who died last year aged 94, sexually assaulted female staff at his London department store Harrods, forced them to undergo medical examinations and threatened them with consequences if they tried to make a complaint .

“The enormity of the abuse perpetrated by Al Fayed and facilitated by those around him unfortunately continues to grow,” Armstrong told a news conference in London.

Al Fayed has always denied similar allegations from other reports before his death.

When asked for a response, Harrods pointed Reuters to its previous statements on the allegations, in which it apologized, said it was “appalled” by them and that it had launched a lawsuit for current or former Harrods employees who want to demand compensation. .