Among the allegations outlined by the lawyers was that women who worked directly for Al Fayed, a known germaphobe, underwent invasive medical exams to test them for sexually transmitted diseases with the results only sent to Al Fayed, not the employees themselves.

Lawyers in Britain representing dozens of women say that Mohamed Al Fayed, the former boss of Harrods, was a “monster” who raped and sexually abused young women throughout his time at the helm of the world-renowned London department store.