Ex-Abercrombie CEO charged with sex crimes

By Agence France-Presse

Oct 23, 2024 4:21 pm

NEW YORK — The former chief executive of the Abercrombie and Fitch clothing empire has been arrested and charged with the trafficking of male models for sex parties around the world, US prosecutors said Tuesday.

Ex-CEO Mike Jeffries, his partner Matthew Smith and the pair's fixer James Jacobson allegedly used a 'casting couch' ploy to groom aspiring male models to attend sex parties at which victims were plied with alcohol and drugs.

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