LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 17: Fulham chairman Mohamed Al Fayed ahead of the Barclays Premier League match between Fulham and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Craven Cottage on April 17, 2010 in London, England.
A Canadian is among women who say they were sexually abused by the late former Harrods owner Mohamed Al-Fayed while serving as employees at the luxury department store in London, England, CBC News has learned.More than 20 former Harrods employees have told the BBC that Mohamed Al-Fayed, the former owner of the British luxury department store, sexually assaulted or raped them. Al-Fayed, shown here in 2010, died in 2023.
"It's mad that even today I am petrified of someone who is no longer alive," one of the women, who began working for Al-Fayed in 2007 as his personal assistant, told the BBC.Al-Fayed, right, stands with Qatar Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr Al Thani inside Harrods in London on May 8, 2010.
Some ex-employees say Al-Fayed forced his way into their room on business trips. Others say he would carry out his exploits on Harrods property, promoting employees whom he found attractive to work in his offices at the department store.Born in Alexandria, Egypt, before moving to London in the 1970s, Al-Fayed came to prominence in British society in 1985 when he took over Harrods.
In an online statement, Harrods said it is "utterly appalled by the allegations of abuse," adding the business failed its employees.
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