Nearly 400 women have now levelled assault allegations against Mohamed Al-Fayed [Video]

Three alleged sexual assault victims of Mohamed Al-Fayed stood before a room of international media in London on Thursday.

The trio posed for photographers, each sporting the classic khaki Harrods tote bag — but with the iconic British store’s logo crossed out. 

They are among more than 400 people who have come forward to the Justice for Harrods Survivors group to lodge complaints against the deceased business magnate, in what lawyer Bruce Drummond has called “industrial-scale abuse.” 

Of the 421 people who have come forward with complaints against Al-Fayed, 25 are not victims but witnesses.

CBC News has learned at least four of the women are either Canadian citizens or residents, while the rest come predominantly from the United Kingdom, the United States and elsewhere in Europe.

The volume of victims who have made themselves known to the legal support group has grown tenfold in a matter of weeks, as …