Lawyers representing a group of women who claim they were sexually assaulted by Mohamed Al-Fayed revealed details of the alleged abuse at a press conference in London on Friday, Sept. 20

The legal team representing the alleged victims of the former owner of Harrods, Mohamed Al Fayed, say the case against the late billionaire was a “monster” whose crimes were “enabled” by the high-end department store.

Lawyers representing dozens of women who say they were raped and sexually abused by Mohamed Al Fayed, the former boss of the famous London department store Harrods, said the case was akin to the crimes of sex offenders Jimmy Savile,

A press conference heard how there was a ‘systematic failure of corporate responsibility’ in the Mohamed Al Fayed case.

Mohamed Al Fayed was a “monster” who was enabled by a system “facilitated” by Harrods, the lawyer representing his alleged victims has said. Al Fayed, the former owner of Harrods, has been accused of rape and sexual assault by multiple women who worked at the London store. Al Fayed died in August last year.

A BBC investigation heard testimony from more than 20 women who said they were sexually assaulted by the billionaire.

Five women said Al Fayed, who died in 2023 at age 94, had raped them, while others detailed alarming accounts of sexual assault and harassment while they were working at Harrods.

Five women say they were raped by former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed when they worked at the London department store, while more than 20 claim they were sexually assaulted by the late billionaire,

The department store owners say they're appalled by the abuse allegations and "the Harrods of today is a very different organisation".