A BBC documentary revealed Al-Fayed, who died last year aged 94, sexually abused female staff at his London department store Harrods.
Australian women are among the hundreds of alleged victims who have accused late Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Al-Fayed of sexual abuse and rape.
Mohamed al-Fayed, who died in August last year, was the owner of Harrods department store and Fulham Football Club.A BBC documentary in September revealed Al-Fayed, who died last year aged 94, sexually abused female staff at his London department store Harrods, forced them to have medical screenings and threatened consequences if they tried to complain.
“That, in our opinion, is an industrial scale abuse,” Drummond said, adding the alleged offences took place “within the walls of Harrods” but also in other locations linked to Al-Fayed’s business empire, such as Fulham Football Club, the Ritz Paris and his estate in Surrey.Victims include the daughter of a former US ambassador to Britain and the daughter of a well-known soccer player, Drummond said, without giving any names.
Lawyers have criticised the Harrods-run compensation scheme, saying some of the victims do not feel comfortable to reach out to Harrods directly for compensation as that is where the abuse unfolded.Financial Times
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