Mohamed Al Fayed’s brother has been accused of sexually assaulting women working at Harrods just weeks after similar allegations emerged about the outlet’s former boss.
Three former employees of the luxury store, which Mr Al Fayed bought in 1985, have levelled the claims against one of his siblings.
Mohamed AL Fayed’s brother, Salah Fayed, has now been accused of sexual assault by former Harrods employeesRex
HandoutFormer store worker Helen alleged that Mr Fayed drugged and raped her after a shift[/caption]
The women claim that they were either sexually assaulted or raped by Salah Fayed, with one even alleging that he had drugged her.
Mr Fayed died of pancreatic cancer in 2010 but it was not until his billionaire brother, who added the ‘Al’ to his family name’, passed away last year that the allegations began to gather steam.
In the wake of a BBC documentary investigating the claims, released earlier this year, more than 400 alleged victims have come forward with stories of horrendous abuse.
But now the accusations have extended beyond just Mr Al Fayed for the first time.
One of Mr Fayed’s accusors, Helen, has waived her right to anonymity to speak out about the appalling allegations.
She told BBC News: “He [Mohamed Al Fayed] shared me with his brother.
“They’ve stolen a part of me.
“It’s changed the course of my entire life.”
Helen also claimed that she was made to sign a Harrods non-disclosure agreement, which has kept her silent for 35 years.
She added: “I’d met Salah and he seemed really friendly, he didn’t seem in the slightest bit like his brother.”
But, she went on, that impression soon wore off after he offered her a glass of champagne following a shift at Harrods.
Helen claimed: “Within a few sips I was starting to feel a bit groggy, but I can’t describe it as drunk.”
And she alleged that Mr Fayed pressured her to take a puff of crack cocaine, only for her to wake up to him with a glass of water looking “nervous and panicky”.
Her suspicions were allegedly confirmed when she discovered her jeans unbuttoned and semen in “not just one place, but another”.
A further two women also made allegations against Mr Fayed, though both retained their anonymity.
One even claimed that he had attempted to push her into drug addiction to continue the abuse.
She alleged: “He was trying to get me hooked on crack so he could do whatever he wanted to me.”
Both the Fayed family and Harrods are still reeling from over 400 allegations of abuse by the outlet’s former owner.
Accusations of this nature date back to the 1990s, but have been highlighted in recent months following the documentary Al Fayed: Predator at Harrods.
Women from all walks of life, including those who worked at Harrods and played for Fulham FC, have some forward with countless allegations of rape and assault.
A spokesperson for Harrods, which came under new ownership in 2010, said that the store “supports the bravery of these women in coming forward” and urged them to register a formal claim with its compensation scheme.
GettyAnother accuser claimed that he tried to get her addicted to crack cocaine in order to continue the abuse[/caption]
APOver 400 allegations of sexual assault and rape have been lodged against Mohamed Al Fayed since a BBC investigation aired earlier this year[/caption] Published: [#item_custom_pubDate]
