Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO pleads not guilty to sex-trafficking charges

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. – The former chief executive of clothing company Abercrombie & Fitch pleaded not guilty in federal court Friday to charges of sex trafficking and interstate prostitution after prosecutors alleged he and his romantic partner forced young men into sex work.

Mike Jeffries, who served as the retailer's CEO from 1992 to 2014, is charged alongside his partners Matt Smith and James Jacobson, who prosecutors allege Jeffries and Smith recruited dozens of men to recruit to teams where they had sex. is Exploited their prey between 2008 and 2015.