Former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch Arrested in Sex Trafficking Investigation

In a shocking development, Former Abercrombie CEO Mike Jeffries, his partner Matt Smith, and middleman Jim Jacobson were arrested Tuesday during a federal sex trafficking investigation. The men have been accused of luring young men using supposed career opportunities in modeling, only to exploit them at parties around the world. The victims have alleged they were forced to take various drugs and perform sexual acts at these events. Abercrombie itself has been named in civil lawsuits as enabling this abuse. This investigation comes after years of claims that Jeffries essentially built the company on the sexual exploitation of young men.

One of the plaintiffs, David Bradberry, a former reality TV star from “Below Deck,” described the company’s culture of “over-sexualization” under Jeffries’ leadership. The stories of the victims who have emerged so far paint a disturbing picture of the company’s culture that allowed the exploitation to continue for years.

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