60 ‘survivors’ accuse ex-Harrods boss Al-Fayed of sex abuse: lawyers

LONDON: Around 60 women have now come forward to allege they were sexually abused by former Harrods owner Mohamed Al-Fayed, lawyers representing them said on Friday.

A BBC documentary last week aired claims by women that Fayed, who died last year aged 94, raped and sexually abused them during his ownership of the luxury department store.

The accusations make the Egyptian billionaire the latest high-profile figure to join a list of rich and powerful men, such as Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, disgraced by sexual abuse allegations. “The response has simply been enormous,” the lawyers said in a statement. “We can confirm that we now represent 60 survivors as part of our claim, with more to come.”