Michael Jeffries, the former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch, was arrested and charged with sex trafficking and interstate prostitution, prosecutors said.

Jeffries, 80 years old, was arrested Tuesday and charged with running an international sex-trafficking ring while he was ...

Jeffries' tenure at Abercrombie & Fitch was filled with controversy. Mike Jeffries became president and CEO of Abercrombie in 1992 and soon morphed the small, struggling retailer into a must-have ...

Jeffries, who ran Abercrombie from 1992 until his departure in 2014, was indicted this past fall on federal charges of sex trafficking and interstate prostitution. Bloomberg via Getty Images.

Jeffries led Abercrombie & Fitch for 22 years and left in 2014 with a $25 million exit package. Claims of abuse first surfaced last year in an explosive BBC report that involved 12 alleged victims.

Item 1 of 4 Former Abercrombie CEO Mike Jeffries departs after being arraigned on sex trafficking and prostitution charges at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, New York, U.S., October 25, 2024.

Abercrombie & Fitch has spent years trying to scrub the memory of longtime former CEO Mike Jeffries and the associated sexualized marketing campaigns with shirtless male models that he crafted.

Former Abercrombie CEO Mike Jeffries was arrested today, October 22, on sex trafficking charges. Jeffries ran Abercrombie from 1992 to 2014. While Jeffries is no longer CEO, the claims of bad ...

Abercrombie & Fitch has spent years trying to scrub the memory of longtime former CEO Mike Jeffries and the associated sexualized marketing campaigns with shirtless male models that he crafted.