Mr. Al-Fayed sold Harrods in 2010 to Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund for £1.5 billion, or $2.7-billion. In a statement this week the owners said they were appalled by the allegations and vowed to settle claims against the company “in the quickest way possible.” But they also insisted that they only learned about the scope of the abuse last year.

There are three Canadians among the women who say they were sexually abused by Mohamed Al-Fayed, the late owner of Harrods, while serving as employees at the luxury department store in London, CBC News has learned.

Some Harrods bosses should be questioned over “collusion” with alleged misconduct by Mohamed Al Fayed, a former employee at the department store has said. Five women alleged they were raped by Al Fayed,