Five women have claimed they were raped by former Harrods boss Mohamed Al Fayed while working at the luxury department store. More than 20 ex-employees have said the billionaire, who died last year aged 94, sexually assaulted them. The incidents allegedly took place in London , Paris , St Tropez and Abu Dhabi.
One woman, who said Fayed raped her at his Park Lane home, said: ‘I made it obvious that I didn’t want that to happen. I did not give consent. I just wanted it to be over.
’ Another says she was a teenager when she was raped at the Mayfair address. She said he treated all the staff at Harrods like his ‘playthings’, adding: ‘Mohamed Al Fayed was a monster, a sexual predator with no moral compass whatsoever. ‘We were all so scared.
He actively cultivated fear. If he said ‘jump’ employees would ask “how high”.’ Barrister Bruce Drummon, who is representing a number of the women, said: ‘The spider ’s web of corruption and abuse in this company was unbelievable and very dark.
’ They told the BBC Harrods had failed to intervene and accused the store of covering up the allegations. The current owners have said they are ‘utterly appalled’ and apologised for failing the women who came forward. Gemma, who worked as one of Al Fayed’s personal assistants between 2007-2009 said he raped her at Villa Windsor in Paris.
She said she woke up in her bedroom with Al Fayed stood next to her in just a silk dressing gown before he tried to get into bed with h.