Mohamed Al Fayed’s surviving brother accused of sexual assaults

The surviving member of erstwhile Harrods brag Mohamed Al Fayed has "unequivocally" denied claims helium sexually assaulted 3 ex-employees portion they worked astatine the section store.

Speaking to the BBC, the women allege Ali Fayed, 82, assaulted them successful the 1990s but a spokesperson for the businessman told the broadcaster helium volition "not beryllium scapegoated", adding: "The incidents simply ne'er took place."

All 3 women person claimed that earlier being allegedly assaulted by Ali Fayed, they had been abused oregon harassed by his older brother, Mr Al Fayed.

The BBC said the alleged intersexual assaults happened successful London, Scotland, Switzerland and the United States.

Police person antecedently said much than 100 women person made allegations against Mr Al Fayed, Ali's older brother.

Complaints against the Metropolitan Police implicit its handling of allegations against Mr Al Fayed volition beryllium investigated by the unit itself nether the absorption of a watchdog, it was antecedently announced.

The Met is presently reviewing a full of 21 allegations that were made earlier Mr Al Fayed died successful 2023, and referred 2 of these to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) successful November.

One of the ex-employees who accuses Ali Fayed of sexual assault, a pistillate identified by the BBC lone arsenic Frances, told the broadcaster she did not consciousness capable to basal up for herself portion employed astatine Harrods.

She said: "This is my accidental to yet basal up for myself. I'm not going to beryllium that frightened 24-year-old who doesn't cognize what to do."

Frances told the BBC the alleged intersexual maltreatment started successful Ali Fayed's bureau with him "trying to kiss" her, followed by him "groping" and "molesting" her.

She added that Ali Fayed besides sexually assaulted her successful 1992 erstwhile she flew to Connecticut to sermon interior plan plans with his wife, and erstwhile she visited Balnagown successful the Scottish Highlands.

A 2nd woman, identified lone arsenic Amy, told the BBC Ali Fayed "groped" her connected a travel to a swimming excavation successful Switzerland.

She told the broadcaster: "He pulled maine successful nether the water, and groped and fondled me, making maine consciousness very, precise uncomfortable - precise overmuch trapped.

"I was terrified reasoning however americium I going to get retired of this."

The last alleged victim, whom the BBC called Laura, claimed she was subjected to a superior sexual assault astatine Ali Fayed's flat which near her "numbed with fear".

In effect to the allegations, Ali Fayed's spokesperson said helium "unequivocally denies immoderate and each allegations of wrongdoing".

The spokesperson continued: "The alleged incidents simply ne'er occurred.

"Mr Fayed is not a perpetrator and volition not beryllium scapegoated.

"He volition robustly support himself against these unsubstantiated claims and volition not let mendacious accusations to spell unchallenged."

The Justice for Harrods Survivors group, which represents a fig of alleged victims of Mr Al Fayed, said: "It was wide from the precise archetypal days of our enactment connected this lawsuit that different individuals beyond Mohamed Al Fayed were alleged to person been progressive successful the maltreatment of women and the concealment of their experiences.

"We applaud the bravery of the women who person spoken retired connected their allegations against Ali Fayed and reiterate our committedness to securing justness and accountability for each survivors.

"We repeat, nary chromatic volition beryllium near unturned successful pursuit of this aim."

Harrods has been contacted for comment.