Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries and two others were arrested Tuesday as part of a criminal sex trafficking investigation by the FBI and federal prosecutors in Brooklyn.
Jeffries allegedly recruited, hired and paid a slate of household staff to "facilitate and supervise the Sex Events."
Jacobson allegedly traveled throughout the United States and internationally to recruit and interview men for the so-called sex events, according to prosecutors.
During "tryouts" of potential candidates, Jacobson required that the candidates first engage in sex acts with him, prosecutors said.
The entrance of the Abercrombie & Fitch retail store in the Barton Creek Square Mall on Aug. 28, 2024 in Austin, Texas.
Federal prosecutors had confirmed the investigation in January after alleged victims filed a civil lawsuit a year ago.
His lawsuit accused Jeffries, Smith, Jacobson and Abercrombie itself of luring attractive young men under the guise of making them an Abercrombie model and then forcing them to take drugs and perform sex acts. »