Justice for Harrods Survivors say they have received more than 200 calls and messages from around the world about the late billionaire.
Lawyers acting for alleged victims of Mohamed al Fayed have said more than 60 “survivors” have now come forward.
The Justice for Harrods Survivors group – planning legal action against the luxury department store – also said they expected there were “more to come”.
The group said they have fielded more than 200 calls and messages from around the world about their proposed legal claim.
A string of allegations against the billionaire former Harrods and Fulham FC owner, who died last year aged 94, have emerged in recent days following an investigation by the BBC.
The claims include five accusations of rape and multiple allegations of sexual abuse.
A former Harrods employee told Sky News Fayed would “cherry pick” women from the shop floor and once they were called to his office they “couldn’t say no”.
In a new statement on Friday, the survivors group, which is headed by lawyers including Dean Armstrong KC, Bruce Drummond, Maria Mulla and Gloria Allred, described the response as “simply enormous”.
They also said “credible evidence” of abuse had emerged from those working at al Fayed’s other businesses, including Fulham FC, which he owned between 1997 and 2013.
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The lawyers said in a statement: “We can confirm that we now represent 60 survivors as part of our claim, with more to come. To reiterate, our claim is becoming increasingly global in scope.
“We thank each of these brave women for placing their trust in us as we now move forward together.”
“As we said last week, given our prolonged experience in dealing with the women impacted by this case, we expected that anywhere Mohamed al Fayed went, abuse would follow,” they said.
“Sadly, this has proven to be true. We are now in possession of credible evidence of abuse at other al Fayed properties and businesses, including Fulham Football Club.”
They added: “Once again, we stress the need for an independent and transparent process to evaluate and adjudicate these claims.”
The group said they have fielded more than 200 calls and messages from around the world about their proposed legal claim.
A string of allegations against the billionaire former Harrods and Fulham FC owner, who died last year aged 94, have emerged in recent days following an investigation by the BBC.
The claims include five accusations of rape and multiple allegations of sexual abuse.
A former Harrods employee told Sky News Fayed would “cherry pick” women from the shop floor and once they were called to his office they “couldn’t say no”.
In a new statement on Friday, the survivors group, which is headed by lawyers including Dean Armstrong KC, Bruce Drummond, Maria Mulla and Gloria Allred, described the response as “simply enormous”.
They also said “credible evidence” of abuse had emerged from those working at al Fayed’s other businesses, including Fulham FC, which he owned between 1997 and 2013.
The lawyers said in a statement: “We can confirm that we now represent 60 survivors as part of our claim, with more to come. To reiterate, our claim is becoming increasingly global in scope.
“We thank each of these brave women for placing their trust in us as we now move forward together.”
“As we said last week, given our prolonged experience in dealing with the women impacted by this case, we expected that anywhere Mohamed al Fayed went, abuse would follow,” they said.
“Sadly, this has proven to be true. We are now in possession of credible evidence of abuse at other al Fayed properties and businesses, including Fulham Football Club.”
They added: “Once again, we stress the need for an independent and transparent process to evaluate and adjudicate these claims.”
Source: https://news.sky.com/story/dozens-more-alleged-victims-of-mohamed-al-fayed-come-forward-13222894