Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO, Mike Jeffries, arrested on federal sex trafficking charges
Just reading about this makes me sick to my stomach. He and his gay partner have been exploiting young men for years. They find young men desperate to build a career and use them for deviant pleasure. They actually used paid employees to find vulnerable young men via the internet and lure them into their trap. Those who have investigated have stated that what was done to these young men was horrific.
Former Abercrombie and Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries is arrested for sex trafficking.
Attorneys for the victims of the class action lawsuit said on Tuesday that ‘today’s arrests are monumental for the aspiring male models who were victimized by these individuals.’
‘We look forward to holding Abercrombie and Fitch liable for facilitating this terrible conduct and ensuring that this cannot happen again,’ the statement added.
Abercrombie has previously said it is ‘appalled and disgusted’ by the allegations against Jeffries.
Jeffries, who left Abercrombie in 2014, converted the chain from an struggling retailer of hunting apparel to a seller of must-have teen clothing. But he faced criticism for the company’s sexualized marketing, including billboards and beefy models that alienated potential customers who didn’t fit into its image.
h/t arnott