Oct. 22 (UPI) — The former CEO of clothing company Abercrombie & Fitch was arrested along with two others on allegations of sex trafficking, according to court documents.
On Tuesday, ex-CEO Mike Jeffries, 80, was arrested in West Palm Beach, Fla., along with his partner Matthew Smith and a third man, James Jacobson. They were charged by prosecutors in New York on 16 counts of sex trafficking and interstate prostitution, according to officials.
Jacobson is expected on Tuesday to be in a federal court in Madison, Wis. Jeffries and Smith are expected to make appearances in West Palm Beach federal court.
The three defendants will be arraigned at a later date in New York’s Eastern District.
Jeffries was Abercrombie’s CEO from 1992 through 2014.
The government contends Jacobson allegedly recruited men “to perform commercial sex acts” for Jeffries and his parter Smith.
Specifically, all three are now facing one count of sex trafficking and 15 counts on allegations of interstate prostitution that allegedly spanned from December 2008 to March 2015. During that time, Jeffries lead the company.