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Mohamed Al Fayed accused in BBC documentary of raping five women
More than 20 of Fayed’s former employees tell BBC of sexual assault and of Harrods’ cover-up
The former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed has been accused of raping five women and sexually abusing at least 15 others when they worked at the luxury department store, according to a BBC investigation.
More than 20 women, all of whom were Fayed’s former employees, told a BBC documentary they had been sexually assaulted by him and that Harrods had covered up the abuse.
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