The high-end London department store, Harrods, said Thursday that it is “utterly appalled” by allegations of abuse – including rape – perpetrated by its former owner, the late billionaire Mohamed Al Fayed.

LONDON (AP) -- Mohamed Al Fayed, the former boss of Harrods, was a "monster' who raped and sexually abused young women, lawyers representing dozens of his accusers said Friday.

Fayed, the late Egyptian billionaire and owner of Harrods whose son died with Princess Diana, has been accused of rape by multiple women.