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International Business Times
International Business Times
Business
Gregory WALTON

Ex-Abercrombie CEO Charged With Sex Crimes

The case stems from a 2023 BBC investigation, 'The Abercrombie Guys: The Dark Side of Cool' (Credit: AFP)

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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