Former Abercrombie & Fitch chief Mike Jeffries arrested on federal sex trafficking charges
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries, his romantic partner and a third man have been arrested on sex trafficking and interstate prostitution charges. An indictment accuses them of luring men into sex parties held around the world, sometimes by dangling the promise of modeling. The charges follow allegations from young people who say Jeffries pressed them into sex acts. Attorneys for Jeffries and his partner, Matthew Smith, say they will respond to the allegations in court. A message seeking comment was left for an attorneys for co-defendant James Jacobson. Jeffries and Smith were arrested in Florida and are due in court there. Jacobson was arrested in Wisconsin and is set to appear in court in Minnesota.
