By South China Morning Post | Created at 2024-09-22 19:33:46 | Updated at 2024-09-30 07:31:19
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Britain’s criminal prosecution body said on Sunday it had twice received evidence against the now-disgraced ex-Harrods boss Mohammed al-Fayed, accused by multiple women of sexual assault and rape, but had not brought charges.
Numerous women previously employed at the high-class London department store accused Fayed of sexual assault in a BBC documentary released on Thursday, including five alleging rape.
Thirty-seven women are being represented by a legal team bringing claims against Harrods, accusing it of enabling the “systematic” abuse of young women and girls over 25 years.
Lawyers said they had received more than 150 new inquiry since the BBC investigation.
