Mike Jeffries, the former chief executive of Abercrombie & Fitch has been criminally charged with sex trafficking and prostitution.
Arrested Tuesday on charges of allured men into drug-laced, outlandish and coercive sex parties with the prospect of modeling jobs.
his partner Matthew Smith and James Jacobson also arrested and charged with one count of sex trafficking and 15 counts of interstate prostitution related to 15 victims between 2008 and 2015.
According to a federal indictment, for almost 20 years – Jeffries, his romantic partner Matthew Smith and their employee James Jacobson used Jeffries’ status, wealth and a web of household staffers to fulfill the couple’s sexual desires and keep it all secret. However, Jeffries Lawyers have said he “vehemently denies” those allegations.
Story of Mike Jeffries?
Jeffries was the CEO of the fashion retailer Abercrombie & Fitch from year 1992 to 2014. During his tenure at company, the businessman revived the brand but faced controversy for engineering an exclusionary image for all-white young adults, specially men.
In one of the interview, Jeffries told why the company would only hire “good-looking people” to work in their stores. “That’s why we hire good-looking people in our stores. Because good-looking people attract other good-looking people, and we want to market to cool, good-looking people,” “We don’t market to anyone other than that”.
Who Is James Jacobson?
Jacobson was hired by Mike Jeffries to recruit men that would perform sexual acts, As per the federal indictment. Jacobson would host “tryouts” for prospective candidates, whom he would require to “first engage in commercial sex acts with him.”