Mohamed al-Fayed, Former Harrods Owner, Accused of Raping 5 Women NYT | Top Stories Megan Specia 19 September 2024 at 22:46 Multiple former employees told the BBC they had been raped or sexually assaulted by the billionaire businessman, who died last year. © Shaun Curry/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesMohamed al-Fayed, then owner of Harrods, in 2007. On Thursday, a BBC documentary detailed allegations that he had raped and sexually assaulted female employees.