Mohamed Al Fayed's sexual abuse 'as bad as Savile and Weinstein' as 37 women come forward

At slightest 100 women are feared to person been abused by the precocious proprietor of Harrods successful what was described arsenic 1 of the worst cases of firm intersexual exploitation that "perhaps the satellite has ever seen"

More than 37 women person truthful acold travel guardant to impeach Mohamed Al Fayed of intersexual abuse, a property league heard today.

Al Fayed's alleged serial intersexual maltreatment "combines immoderate of the astir horrific elements of the cases involving Jimmy Savile, Jeffrey Epstein and Harvey Weinstein", it was said. Barrister Dean Armstrong KC said helium is presently representing 37 women who worked for the erstwhile Harrods proprietor and much were coming guardant successful the aftermath of a BBC documentary aired connected Thursday.

The precocious 94-year-old was archetypal accused of intersexual maltreatment successful the precocious 1980s, but the allegations did not pb to transgression charges. At slightest 100 women are feared to person been sexually abused by him implicit decades successful what was described arsenic 1 of the worst cases of firm intersexual exploitation that "perhaps the world has ever seen".

A BBC documentary claims helium raped 5 women and deployed an service of aides to soundlessness his alleged victims. Lawyers representing immoderate of the women gave a property league successful London this greeting arsenic galore of the alleged victims watched on. Mr Armstrong said: "I person galore years of practice... I person ne'er seen a lawsuit arsenic horrific arsenic this.

"This lawsuit combines immoderate of the astir horrific elements of the cases involving Jimmy Savile, Jeffrey Epstein and Harvey Weinstein. Savile due to the fact that successful this case, arsenic successful that, the institution, we say, knew astir the behaviour. Epstein due to the fact that successful that case, arsenic successful this, determination was a procurement strategy successful spot to root the women and girls - arsenic you cognize determination are immoderate precise young victims. And Weinstein, due to the fact that it was a idiosyncratic astatine the precise apical of the organisation who was abusing his power. We volition accidental plainly, Mohammed Al Fayed was a monster."

He added: "We are present to accidental publically and to the world, oregon to Harrods successful beforehand of the world, that it is clip that they took responsibility, and it is clip that they acceptable matters right, and that is thing they should bash arsenic soon arsenic possible. They request to look up to judge the responsibility, that they person afloat culpability for the maltreatment that these women suffered. Today, we are going to acceptable retired our assertion and however our assertion shows an abject nonaccomplishment of firm work and a nonaccomplishment to supply a harmless strategy of work."

Barrister Bruce Drummond told the property league that it was "one of the worst cases of firm intersexual exploitation" that helium and "perhaps the satellite has ever seen". He said: "This is 1 of the worst cases of firm intersexual exploitation that surely I, and possibly the satellite has ever seen. It was perfectly horrific and I can't accent that connection enough."

He added that "the strategy that procured them was enabling the abuse". Mr Drummond said immoderate of Mr Al Fayed's accusers person ended up successful "psychiatric care". He added: "This should ne'er person happened and Harrods indispensable judge work for the harm these women person suffered."