Global retailer Abercrombie & Fitch has been accused in a lawsuit of enabling former chief executive Mike Jeffries to run an alleged sex-trafficking operation for years.
Abercrombie & Fitch was accused in a lawsuit of enabling former chief Mike Jeffries to run an alleged sex-trafficking operation for years. Jeffries ran Abercrombie from 1992 until 2014 and built the brand into a global fashion giant around sexualized marketing. The CEO allegedly used promises of a job at Abercrombie to lure young men to locations around the world and coerced them to have sex with him and others, according to a lawsuit filed Friday in Manhattan federal court.
Bradberry’s lawyers also represented Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers who sued JPMorgan Chase and Deutsche Bank earlier this year. Both banks, which were accused of facilitating Epstein’s sex trafficking, reached settlements totaling around $365 million without admitting wrongdoing.
Mr. Jeffries will not comment in the press on this new lawsuit as he has likewise chosen not to regarding lawsuits in the past. The courtroom is where we will deal with this matter," said Brian Bieber, a lawyer for Jeffries. Smith didn’t respond to requests for comment. Executives at the company, which has about 760 stores across brands including Hollister, have worked for several years to reinvent the namesake Abercrombie brand since Jeffries’ departure.
Jeffries took the helm in 1992 when Abercrombie & Fitch was part of Leslie Wexner’s retail empire, which included Victoria’s Secret. Wexner hired the retail veteran to revamp what was then a money-losing brand that he had purchased in 1988. Under Jeffries’ leadership, Abercrombie created a "Look Book" of rules for stores and hired college students to staff them.
The lawsuit comes after the company has paid other settlements stemming from Jeffries’ tenure. In 2004, Abercrombie agreed to pay $40 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that said it had discriminated against Black, Hispanic and Asian employees related to a specific look that Jeffries preferred for store workers. The company agreed to implement programs and initiatives aimed at achieving greater diversity throughout its stores. It didn’t admit guilt in the settlement.
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Abercrombie & Fitch slapped with lawsuit alleging sexual abuse of its male models under former CEOA former model for Abercrombie & Fitch has sued the fashion retailer, alleging it allowed its former CEO Mike Jeffries to run a sex-trafficking organization during his 22-year tenure.
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Abercrombie & Fitch slapped with lawsuit alleging sexual abuse of its male models under former CEOA former model for Abercrombie & Fitch has sued the fashion retailer, alleging it allowed its former CEO Mike Jeffries to run a sex-trafficking organization during his 22-year tenure. Jeffries left Abercrombie in 2014. While there, he converted the chain from an struggling retailer of hunting apparel to a seller of must-have teen clothing.
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Abercrombie & Fitch, ex-CEO sued over sex abuse and trafficking accusationsFormer Abercrombie CEO Mike Jeffries was accused of allegedly running a sex trafficking ring that exploited men hoping to become models for the brand.
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