Former Abercrombie Ceo Mike Jeffries Arrested on sex trafficking charges

Mike Jeffries, who led Abercrombie & Fitch Co. for more than 20 years, is under arrest as part of a federal investigation into a sex trafficking and interstate prostitution case. His arrest comes one year after bombshell allegations emerged in which eight men accused Jeffries and his inner circle of sexually exploiting them at lavish parties around the world.

Also under arrest in the case: Matthew Smith, Jeffries’ longtime romantic partner, who allegedly attended the parties with Jeffries; and James Jacobson, who allegedly recruited victims and acted as a middleman in arranging sex events.

The three were arrested on Tuesday, after a grand jury in New York returned an indictment charging them with one count of sex trafficking and 15 counts of interstate prostitution, according to court documents. Prosecutors allege that Jeffries and Smith "spent millions of dollars to create a massive infrastructure" around "sex events."
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