Former Harrods billionaire owner Mohamed Al-Fayed has been accused of raping and sexually assaulting more than 20 female employees when they worked at the luxury department store, according to a new report.

Fayed has been accused of rape in a BBC expose by multiple women, who said the Harrods founder sexually assaulted them.

Harrods’ current owners said they were “utterly appalled” by the allegations of abuse. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The tycoon was rarely out of the newspapers, with his most public attack on the House of Windsor and the Establishment over the death of his son and heir Dodi alongside Diana, Princess of Wales, in the world's most famous car crash.

Fulham's chairman Mohamed Al Fayed listens as Fulham's new manager Mark Hughes speaks during a news conference at Craven Cottage stadium in London August 3, 2010. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) - High-end London department store Harrods has apologised over allegations its former owner,

Five women said Al Fayed, who died in 2023 at age 94, had raped them, while others detailed alarming accounts of sexual assault and harassment while they were working at Harrods.

Five women say they were raped by former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed when they worked at the London department store, while more than 20 claim they were sexually assaulted by the late billionaire,

Fayed, the former owner of upmarket London department store Harrods where they worked, of rape and sexual assault, the BBC said on Thursday.Fayed had previously been accused of sexually assaulting and groping multiple women but a 2015 police investigation into a rape allegation did not lead to any charges.

Harrods began settling claims with women who came forward with claims of sexual abuse at the hands of Mr Al Fayed. Rachel, not her real name, told the BBC she was ra