Attorneys for 37 women said they would sue Harrods, the luxury department store, over the rape and sexual assault they say its former owner committed.

The late Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Al Fayed sexually abused female staff at his London department store Harrods, forced them to have medical screenings and threatened consequences if they tried to complain,

Mohamed Al Fayed was a “monster” who was enabled by a system “facilitated” by Harrods, the lawyer representing his alleged victims has said. Al Fayed, the former owner of Harrods, has been accused of rape and sexual assault by multiple women who worked at the London store. Al Fayed died in August last year.