Multiple women have accused Egyptian billionaire Mohamed al-Fayed, the former owner of upmarket London department store Harrods where they worked, of rape and sexual assault, the BBC said on Thursday.
The allegations, made in a BBC documentary and podcast, are the latest to be levelled at powerful figures following the start of the #MeToo movement in 2017.
Al-Fayed, who died last year at the age of 94, was a prominent figure in British life for decades due to his ownership of Harrods.
A confidant of the late Princess Diana, his son Dodi died alongside her in a car crash in Paris in 1997.
