Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jeffries is arrested on sex trafficking and interstate prostitution charges in the United States.
The former chief executive of American retailer Abercombie & Fitch has been arrested in the US.It comes after a BBC investigation into the alleged sexual exploitation of young men by Mr Jeffries and his partner.Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jeffries and two other men have been arrested on sex trafficking and interstate prostitution charges, a spokesperson for federal prosecutors says.
Brooklyn-based US Attorney Breon Peace, along with FBI and police officials, is set to hold a news conference later on Monday, local time.One civil lawsuit filed in New York last year accused Abercrombie of allowing Mr Jeffries to run a sex-trafficking organisation during his 22-year tenure. Abercrombie last year said it had hired an outside law firm to conduct an independent investigation after a report on similar allegations was aired by the BBC.
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