According to sources, the former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch has been arrested on sex trafficking charges

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Mike Jeffries, the former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch, has been arrested on sex trafficking charges, two sources familiar with the case tell CNN.

Two other Jeffries associates were also arrested as part of the case, which originated in the Eastern District of New York, the sources added.

The indictment — which includes more than a dozen counts — alleges that between December 2008 and March 2015, Jeffries and two other associates were involved in a sex trafficking operation in which they recruited men with modeling aspirations, a source said. According to a second source, they would also allegedly attend sex-themed parties where these aspiring models would be given drugs, alcohol and Viagra for sexual acts.

All three defendants were arrested this morning. Two of them – including Jeffries – are scheduled to make their first appearance in federal court in the Southern District of Florida this afternoon. A third is scheduled to make his first appearance in federal court in the Western District of Wisconsin this afternoon.

They will be arraigned in the Eastern District of New York at a later date, the sources said.

Jeffries came under fire in 2023 after a BBC investigation found that the CEO and his partner Matthew Smith had used a middleman to recruit and exploit young men.

This is a developing story and will be updated.