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) — Mohamed Al Fayed, the former boss of Harrods, was a “monster’ who raped and sexually abused young women, lawyers representing dozens of his accusers said Friday.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 say it plainly: Mohamed Al Fayed was a monster…

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

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.