LONDON: Britain`s criminal prosecution body said on Sunday it had twice received evidence against the now-disgraced ex-Harrods boss Mohamed Al-Fayed, accused by multiple women of sexual assault and rape, buthadnotbrought charges.

Numerous women previously employed at the highclass London department store accused Fayed of sexual assault in a BBC documentary released on Thursday, including five alleging rape.

Thirty-seven women are being represented by a legal team bringing claims against Harrods, accusing it of enabling the `systematic` abuse of young women and girls over 25 years. Lawyers said they had received over 150 new enquiries since the BBC investigation.

A Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) spokesperson on Sunday referred to two prior instances when the Egyptian billionaire, who died last year, was accused of sexual offences. `We reviewed files of evidence presented by the police in 2009 and 2015`, said the spokesperson, who asked not to be named.-AFP