{"id":2053960,"date":"2023-10-03T15:11:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T19:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-abercrombie-fitch-ceo-accused-of-sexual-exploitation-luring-men-for-sex\/"},"modified":"2023-10-03T15:13:16","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T19:13:16","slug":"former-abercrombie-fitch-ceo-accused-of-sexual-exploitation-luring-men-for-sex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-abercrombie-fitch-ceo-accused-of-sexual-exploitation-luring-men-for-sex\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-CEO of Abercrombie &#038; Fitch accused of sexual exploitation, luring men for sex."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-abercrombie-fitch-ceo-accused-of-sexual-exploitation-luring-men-for-sex%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2053960&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">US Mike Jeffries, CEO of US clothing retailer Abercrombie &#038; Fitch leaves the \u200bstore on the\u2063 Champs\u200c Elysees avenue in Paris on October 27, 2012, as some workers protest\u200b against their\u2063 working conditions. They \u2064declared the management did not\u2062 respect French social rules.   AFP PHOTO BERTRAND\u200d GUAY        \u200d(Photo \u2064credit should read BERTRAND GUAY\/AFP\u2062 via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/elizabeth-volberding\">Elizabeth Volberding<br \/><\/a>12:10 PM \u2013 Tuesday, October 3, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>Former Abercrombie &#038; Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries has been accused of exploiting \u200bmen that were recruited for sex events\u2063 that\u200c he hosted\u200b around the world, according to a surfaced <em>BBC News<\/em> \u200cinvestigation.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Throughout its two-year\u200b investigation,\u200b the<em> BBC <\/em>spoke to eight men \u2063who said that they were manipulated, \u200dexploited, and abused after being persuaded\u200c to attend events at Jeffries\u2019 high-end New York residence or luxury \u2062hotels in the\u2063 world\u2019s fashion capitals. <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-abercrombie-fitch-ceo-accused-of-sexual-exploitation-luring-men-for-sex\/\" title=\"Ex-CEO of Abercrombie &#038; Fitch accused of sexual exploitation, luring men for sex.\">alleged abuse reportedly occurred<\/a> from 1992 and 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Jeffries, 79, took\u200d over Abercrombie &#038;\u2064 Fitch, a \u201cpreppy\u201d\u2062 American \u200dclothing brand, throughout the 1990s and early 200s and transformed it from a failing business to a successful and well-known brand. \u200c <\/p>\n<p>He stepped down from his CEO position in 2014\u2063 with\u2063 a retirement package of over \u200c$25 million.<\/p>\n<p>The former \u2062CEO now faces allegations of exploitation of men recruited for \u200csex events and\u2064 has the potential\u200d to be charged with sex trafficking charges, according to two former U.S. prosecutors who reviewed \u200bthe documents gathered \u2062by the BBC.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>BBC <\/em>said that the exploitative system was \u2064a \u201cwell-oiled machine\u201d where \u201crecruiters\u201d were\u2062 ordered to bring young, attractive men to \u2062Jeffries\u2019 events in London, Paris, Venice, and Marrakesh. The recruiters would then be rewarded with $1,000 per referral.<\/p>\n<p>According to the<em> BBC<\/em>, a \u201cgroomer\u201d would even shave the body hair off \u200cof some of the men before they\u200d attended Jeffries\u2019 events. The victims claimed that they were \u200dforced to sign\u2062 non-disclosure agreements \u2062(NDAs) that stated they would be \u2064sued if they spoke\u2062 out publicly.\u2064 The men were not permitted to keep copies\u200b of \u200bthe \u200blegal documents.<\/p>\n<p>The victims explained that they were recruited to the sex events by a middleman, or handler, who reported to Jeffries and his British partner,\u200d Matthew \u200bSmith, and also claimed\u2064 that they were deceived about the nature of these events.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally,\u200c some of the young \u200cmen were aware that the \u200bevents were sexual but were\u200d unsure what was\u200c required of them. However, all were paid to attend the events and they presumed that by doing so, it would lead to them\u2064 landing \u200ba \u2063modeling opportunity \u2062with Abercrombie \u200c&#038; Fitch.<\/p>\n<p>One \u2064of the eight alleged victims,\u2064 David Bradberry, was introduced to the well-known \u200bbrand when he was recruited by a middleman identified as Jim Jacobsen. This middleman was described\u2062 by\u2063 many modeling agents as the gatekeeper \u2062to \u2063\u201cthe owners\u201d of A&#038;F.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cJim\u2064 made it clear to me that unless I \u2062let him \u200bperform oral sex on me,\u200d that I would not\u2063 be meeting with A&#038;F or Mike Jeffries,\u201d\u2064 Bradberry\u2064 told\u2064 BBC. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI was paralyzed. It was like he was selling fame. And the price was compliance,\u201d he said,\u2063 describing that Jacobson led him to believe \u201cthis is where everybody gets their start.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Bradberry was given $500 for his time on that day, according to <em>BBC.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Bradberry told the outlet that he was invited to an event\u200d at Jeffries\u2019\u200c house in the\u2064 Hamptons and was \u2062instructed by Jacobsen to use a gift card to purchase an A&#038;F outfit for the occasion. Due to this, Bradberry thought the\u2063 event was \u201clegitimate\u201d and \u201cofficial\u201d and felt that Jeffries was\u2063 a \u201cpowerful \u200cman\u201d that could\u2064 \u201cmake [or break] his career.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When Bradberry arrived at the location in the\u2063 Hamptons, he recalled speaking with Jeffries and his partner \u200babout his aspirations to be a\u200d model for\u200c the brand. <\/p>\n<p>According to Bradberry, Jeffries proceeded to hold \u201cpoppers\u201d under Bradberry\u2019s nose. Poppers\u200d are a muscle relaxing drug that\u2062 is popular in the LGBTQ+ community that \u200dcan cause disorientation and a major head rush. The former A&#038;F CEO then allegedly had sex with him.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>Bradberry said that he \u201cdidn\u2019t feel safe\u2063 to say \u2018no\u2019 and \u2018didn\u2019t feel comfortable with this&#8217;\u201d because of the home\u2019s\u2063 \u201csecluded\u201d location and the presence of Jeffries\u2019 staff.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>A spokesperson for A&#038;F \u2063told <em>The New York Post<\/em>, \u201cWe are \u2062appalled and disgusted \u200dby the behavior described \u200din the allegations against Mr. Jeffries,\u200d whose employment with Abercrombie &#038; Fitch Co. ended in 2014, nearly\u200b ten years ago. Speaking up and coming forward is not easy, and our thoughts are with \u2062those who bravely raised their\u2064 voices.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWe have zero tolerance for abuse, harassment or discrimination of any \u2063kind.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Two former U.S. prosecutors who reviewed the\u200b <em>BBC<\/em>\u2019s investigation have ordered \u200ban\u2064 investigation \u2063into \u200cwhether sex trafficking charges against the former\u200d CEO\u200b should be brought forward.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! \u200bReceive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free.\u200c Subscribe here. \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>President Biden\u2019s\u200c son, \u2064Hunter Biden,\u2062 appeared in Federal\u2063 Court today, pleading not guilty on the gun charges brought about by Special Counsel David Weiss. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>California Governor \u2062Gavin Newsom appoints \u200dthe first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/laphonza-butler-tapped-to-serve-as-senate-designate-following-death-of-sen-dianne-feinstein\/\" title=\"Laphonza Butler chosen as Senate-Designate after Sen. Dianne Feinstein's passing.\">openly gay black woman<\/a> to serve in\u00a0the U.S. Senate after 90-year-old longtime Senator Dianne \u200bFeinstein passed away last week. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Rep. Nicole Malliotakis<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Luke Ball<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Sam Bankman-Fried\u2019s fraud trial got under way with jury selection on Tuesday, nearly a year after his now<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-gaetz-threatens-to-oust-speaker-mccarthy\/\" title=\"Rep. Gaetz vows to remove Speaker McCarthy.\">-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange\u2019<\/a>s\u00a0collapse.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-crypto-market-bears-the-scars-of-ftxs-collapse\/\" title=\"FTX's collapse left lasting scars on the crypto market.\">global cryptocurrency market remains badly scarred<\/a> following the tumultuous collapse\u2062 of crypto exchange FTX and other big players last year<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A California federal judge has ruled people who own Tesla\u200b cars\u2062 must pursue autopilot claims in individual arbitration \u200drather than court.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Avio said its Vega C rockets would return to flight in late 2024 after implementing fixes following a failed satellite launch.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \u200c rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2>\n<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Former Abercrombie &#038; Fitch CEO, Mike Jeffries, has recently been accused of exploiting men who were recruited for sex events \u200cthat he hosted around the world. These accusations have\u2064 surfaced\u2064 as a\u200c result of a BBC News investigation.<\/p>\n<p>During their two-year investigation, the BBC spoke to eight men who claimed to have been manipulated, exploited, and abused after being convinced to attend events at Jeffries&#8217; high-end New\u2063 York residence or luxury\u2063 hotels in fashion capitals. The alleged \u200dabuse is\u200d said to \u200bhave taken place between 1992 and 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Mike Jeffries, now 79 years old, \u2064took over Abercrombie &#038; Fitch in the 1990s and early 2000s, transforming it from a\u200b failing business into \u200ca successful and well-known brand. \u200cHe retired in 2014\u200b with a retirement package of over $25 million.<\/p>\n<p>The former CEO now potentially faces charges of exploitation and sex trafficking, according to two former U.S. \u200cprosecutors who reviewed the evidence gathered by the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US clothing retailer Abercrombie &amp; Fitch&#8217;s CEO, Mike Jeffries, departs the Paris store on October 27, 2012, amidst worker protests over poor working conditions and alleged disregard for French social regulations. 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