At least 100 women are feared to have been sexually abused by Mohamed Al Fayed. Ex-staff at the late tycoon's luxury Harrods store, one then just 15, allege they were attacked across 24 years. Five accuse him of rape.
But a new BBC documentary claims Al Fayed deployed an army of aides to silence his alleged victims and used his power and wealth to evade justice. More than 20 former workers have accused Al Fayed, whose son Dodi was killed in a car crash alongside girlfriend Princess Diana, of sex abuse. Five claimed they were raped.
He allegedly deployed Harrods staff, a former senior Met Police officer, lawyers and PR agents to threaten his victims who he spied on using hidden cameras and bugging equipment. Image: AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images) One woman claims Al Fayed's sexual abuse was well known about during his time in charge of Harrods from 1986 to 2010 when he sold it. She said: "We all watched each other walk through that door thinking, 'You poor girl, it's you today' and feeling powerless to stop it.
" A number of the women, who all go by pseudonyms in the documentary, said they were "required" to have invasive examinations for sexually transmitted diseases. Katherine, an executive assistant in 2005, said: "There is no benefit in anybody knowing what my sexual health is unless you're planning to sleep with somebody, which I find quite chilling now." Rachel claimed she was raped at one of Al Fayed's apartments.
She said: "I made it obvious I didn't want that to happen. I remember feeling his body on me. Just hearing him make these noises.
" Image: BBC) BBC) Ellie was 15 when she told police in 2008 Al Fayed groped and tried to kiss her in Harrods. She claims the case was dropped after details were leaked by the Met Police who allegedly wiped evidence from her phone..
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