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.They were taken to Jeffries's and Smith's US homes, as well as venues as far afield as Britain, France, Italy and Morocco for the events, at which some of the men were given Viagra and muscle relaxants, prosecutors said.
We will respond in detail to the allegations after the indictment is unsealed, and when appropriate,' Jeffries's and Smith's lawyers said in a statement to US media.Jeffries smiled as he left a Florida courthouse with his lawyer before getting into a black BMW.Fifteen anonymous victims were cited in the charging documents, but prosecutors suggested that the scale of the alleged offending was likely far larger and called on witnesses or victims to come forward.
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