111 women have accused Mohamed Al Fayed of abuse as the Met launches an investigation into his ‘tools’.

There are 111 women who have accused Mohamed Al Fayed of abuse, and the youngest victim is only 13 years old, and the police are investigating more than five people for allegedly committing a crime against the late Harrods manager.

The police revealed that 90 other alleged victims have come forward with allegations against the billionaire, who died last year at the age of 94, bringing the number of complainants to 111.

The allegations ranged from sexual assault to rape and spanned 37 years, from 1977 to 2014.

A lawyer for the victims appointed by Harrods said the level of abuse could be on the same level as Jimmy Savile.

The Metropolitan Police have confirmed that more than 150 people have contacted them after they launched a new request for information following the BBC’s revelations about the businessman, whose son Dodi died in a car accident with Princess Diana.

The Complex Investigation Team (CIT), a dedicated unit within the Met, has also launched an investigation into a number of people linked to Fayed. Detectives are working to determine what role those individuals may have played in aiding and abetting Fayed’s crime spree.

The force is also reviewing all previous investigations to identify any missed opportunities to stop the late businessman. The results of the internal review are expected to be published next month.

At least 21 women contacted the Met with various allegations of abuse before his death, however he was never charged or tried after the Crown Prosecution Service twice refused to prosecute.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct is considering two women’s complaints about the handling of the Met’s investigation into their 2008 complaints against an Egyptian politician.

Although he has never faced criminal charges, a number of women have filed legal claims against Harrods alleging harassment. The Knightsbridge retailer launched an internal review last year to see if anyone involved in any of the allegations still works there, but it is not known when this will be completed.

The Met insists its previous investigation into the businessman was “extensive and carried out by teams of experts who sought decisions to charge him to the CPS on two occasions”.

However, the force admitted that “communication and support for other victims at the time could have been improved”.

“Although these cases date back ten years and we cannot change what happened in the past, we are committed to understanding, coming forward with any shortcomings and improving the way we respond to survivors to move forward,” the military said in a statement on Wednesday.

Commander Stephen Clayman, of the Met’s Specialist Crime Command, added: “I recognize the courage of all the survivors who have come forward to share their experiences, often after years of silence.

“This investigation is about giving the survivors a voice, despite the fact that Mohamed al-Fayed is no longer alive to face prosecution. However, we are now pursuing any people suspected of having a hand in his crime, and are committed to seeking justice.

“We are aware that past events may have impacted public trust and confidence in the way we operate, and we are committed to rebuilding that trust by dealing with these allegations honestly and thoroughly.”

In a statement sent to reporters, Mr Clayman said the investigation will look at what role people “may have played in aiding or abetting his crime, and what opportunities they had to protect the victims from his horrific abuse.”

Dame Jasvinder Sanghera has been appointed by Harrods as an independent lawyer to deal with the needs of the late billionaire’s victims.

Speaking to the BBC, Dame Jasvinder said she had seen evidence that “Fayed’s power goes far” as she discussed the level of abuse.

“We could be talking about something on the scale of Jimmy Savile,” he said.

After Saville’s death in 2011, hundreds of survivors came forward with stories of abuse by the DJ and TV presenter, who used his work at the BBC and in hospitals, prisons and charities to cover up his atrocities.

And Dame Jasvinder believes Fayed’s abuse went far beyond the department store.

He said: “If you look at the scale of the abuse, this did not happen at Harrods. I am now hearing from survivors who say this happened in other places.”

He said he was told by a former student of a school for deaf children that Fayed “knows how to find vulnerable young women in this school”.

He said: “What we do know is that there are many people – and survivors have told me this – who were guilty. [in Fayed’s abuse].

“They are looking in the other direction. This would not have happened without people knowing about it, and he used his position of power and influence.”

The school told the BBC that as far as it knows Fayed has no access to the centre, and that safeguarding is of the utmost importance.