Dozens of women say they were sexually abused by the late businessman Mohamed Al Fayed while working at his London department store Harrods. Lawyers representing the women described their cases as "horrific"…

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, Jeffrey Epstein and Harvey Weinstein.

A lawyer said three of Al Fayed's alleged victims were from Canada, including one who was "seriously, seriously assaulted when she was 16."

LONDON (AP) — Lawyers in Britain representing dozens of alleged victims of Mohamed Al Fayed, the former boss of Harrods, said Friday their clients assert that he was a “monster” who raped and sexually abused young women.The abuse went on through much of Al Fayed's 25-year tenure — from 1985 on — at the helm of the world-renowned London department store, the lawyers said. They spoke at a televised news conference in London in the wake of the BBC documentary “Al-Fayed: Predator At Harrods.” The four-member legal team told reporters they have been retained by 37 of Al Fayed’s accusers and were in the process of adding more clients, including potentially from other organizations that Al Fayed was involved with.In the documentary, which was broadcast on Thursday, the Egypt-born Al Fayed who died last year at the age of 94, was accused of raping at least five women at his properties in London and Paris and of committing scores of other acts of assault and physical violence, both in and outside of Harrods. “We will…

At least 100 women are feared to have been abused by the late owner of Harrods in what was described as one of the worst cases of corporate sexual exploitation that "perhaps the world has ever seen"

Five women alleged they had been raped by Mr Al Fayed, who died last year at the age of 94.

A press conference took place in London this morning.

Lawyers representing the former Harrods employees who claim they were raped and sexually assaulted by late billionaire Mohamed Al-Fayed have described him as 'a monster'.

Barrister Bruce Drummond KC and his legal team are representing 37 alleged victims and comparing him to the likes of Jimmy Saville, Jeffrey Epstein and Harvey Weinstein.

Both institutions were owned by the late billionaire who today stands accused of raping at least five women and sexually assaulting some 20 others while owner of London's Harrods 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,...