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Alleged victims (L-R) Gemma, Lindsay and Jen attend a press conference with the legal team featured in "Al-Fayed: Predator at Harrods", in London on October 31, 2024, as barristers provide an update on their investigation into Harrods' corporate failure to provide a safe system of work for its employees. 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. (Photo by BENJAMIN CREMEL / AFP) (Photo by BENJAMIN CREMEL/AFP via Getty Images)