British police said they had launched an investigation into whether people linked to the late Egyptian billionaire Mohamed al-Fayed helped enable his alleged rape and other sexual abuse of female staff at his London department store Harrods and elsewhere.

British police say there are now 90 victims who have come forward with allegations of abuse against the late billionaire and former Harrods owner.

London’s Metropolitan police have opened an investigation into associates of Mohamed Al Fayed who “may have assisted or facilitated” the late billionaire owner of Harrods in alleged rapes and sexual assaults.

A police investigation has been launched into more than five people who may have “facilitated” or assisted former Harrod’s boss, Mohamed Al-Fayed’s, alleged sexual offences.

Despite that, Al Fayed died last year having faced no criminal charges. It is thought the timescale for the new allegations is between 1977 and 2014 with the youngest victim aged