Police have recorded 40 new allegations against Mohamed al Fayed and others, including claims of sexual assault and rape.
Allegations against the billionaire former Harrods and Fulham FC owner, who died last year aged 94, have emerged following a BBC documentary about his behaviour in which several women accused him of abuse.
The Metropolitan Police said the new claims are in addition to 21 allegations the force was aware of prior to the broadcast last month.
The police force in September urged anyone with allegations against Fayed to come forward, saying it would look to prosecute others in relation to the claims.
Commander Stephen Clayman said on Friday : “Since the broadcast of the documentary and our recent appeal, detectives have received numerous pieces of information, predominantly relating to the activities of Mohamed al Fayed but some relating to the actions of others.
“This has led to us recording 40 new allegations, relating to 40 victim-survivors and covering offences including sexual assault and rape across a time period between 1979 and 2013. These are in addition to allegations we were aware of prior to the broadcast.
“I recognise the courage it will have taken for people to take that step to speak to us about their experiences and I want to reassure anyone who has yet to make contact that we have specially trained detectives who will listen to you and support you.”
Mr Clayman added: “While the majority of information we have received relates to Al Fayed’s ownership of Harrods, we are contacting representatives of other organisations linked to Al Fayed to ensure anyone affected is identified and has the opportunity to speak with us.”
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