Ex-Abercrombie & Fitch CEO grins with ankle monitor after posting $10M bail in sex trafficking case: photos

Ripped jeans are truthful 1999.

Now it's khaki shorts, fleece slippers and an ankle show for erstwhile Abercrombie & Fitch leader Mike Jeffries, who national prosecutors accused of sex trafficking and forced adultery Tuesday. He near a Florida tribunal aft posting $10 cardinal bail pinch a information item and an ankle monitor, caller photos show.

The turn-of-the-century manner mogul is accused of utilizing his position to lure successful and sexually maltreatment aspiring antheral models, who prosecutors said feared their careers would autumn isolated if they rebuffed his alleged perversions.

Jeffries, 80, and his partner Matt Smith, 61, were arrested astatine their location successful West Palm Beach connected Tuesday morning. A 3rd defendant, James "Mrs. Cook" Jacobson, 71, was taken into custody successful St. Paul, Minnesota, authorities said.

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Mike Jeffries leaves national tribunal successful West Palm Beach, Florida, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. The erstwhile Abercrombie and Fitch CEO posted $10M bail successful consequence to activity trafficking charges brought against him successful national court. (The Mega Agency)

Jeffries appears stepping pinch a information squad to and from nan courthouse, wherever he picked up an ankle show aft posting nan whopping bail total, pictures first obtained by the New York Post reveal.

Smith was being held without bail, according to authorities. Jacobson was released connected $500,000.

Mike Jeffries leaves an agency building aft having an ankle show fitted successful West Palm Beach, Florida, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. (The Mega Agency)

U.S. Attorney for nan Eastern District of New York Breon Peace told reporters astatine a news briefing Tuesday that prosecutors had identified astatine slightest 15 victims betwixt 2008 and 2015, nan youngest of whom was 19.

He alleged that nan suspects utilized a "casting couch" strategy to lure successful and maltreatment their victims.

Mike Jeffries successful West Palm Beach, Florida, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. (The Mega Agency)

He said he believed location whitethorn beryllium dozens more. Anyone pinch accusation is asked to interaction nan FBI.

The victims were allegedly subjected to humiliating activity acts and fixed narcotics to unit them into a authorities of arousal erstwhile they were "incapable" aliases "unwilling," according to nan national criminal complaint.

A close-up shows nan ankle show which was fitted to Mike Jeffries, West Palm Beach, Florida, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. (The Mega Agency)

Jeffries led Abercrombie & Fitch from 1992 until 2014, erstwhile nan concatenation was a preppy clothing champion known for its racy advertising, which sometimes included models wearing nary apparel astatine all.

"As we shared erstwhile nan accusations were first made nationalist successful October 2023, we are appalled and disgusted by nan alleged behaviour of Mr. Jeffries, whose employment pinch Abercrombie & Fitch Co. ended astir 10 years ago," nan institution said successful a connection Wednesday. "Speaking up and coming guardant is not easy, and our thoughts stay pinch those who person bravely raised their voices arsenic portion of nan national investigation.  

"For adjacent to a decade, we person successfully transformed our brands and civilization into nan values-driven statement we are today. We person zero tolerance for abuse, harassment aliases favoritism of immoderate kind, and are committed to afloat cooperating pinch rule enforcement arsenic nan ineligible process continues."

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"Despite nan alleged efforts of Jeffrey, Smith and Jacobson to conceal their crimes, efforts that included threatening victims and requiring them to motion nondisclosure agreements, among different things, their scheme failed," said James Dennehy, nan FBI's adjunct head successful complaint of nan New York Field Office. "This lawsuit is yet different illustration of individuals utilizing their wealth, power, aliases estimation to manipulate and power others for their ain individual interests."

An Abercrombie & Fitch unit shop successful an American mall. (iStock)

The charges travel much than a twelvemonth aft a man sued Jeffries, Smith and nan clothing chain, accusing them of a activity trafficking ringing that covered New York, Morocco, England and France.

"He utilized his domiciled arsenic CEO of Abercrombie to prey upon charismatic young men who believed that Jeffries was going to prosecute them arsenic an Abercrombie exemplary — nan pinnacle of nan modeling manufacture for men during nan applicable clip period," nan lawyers for nan plaintiff successful nan civilian lawsuit alleged successful tribunal filings.

Then-Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries attends nan opening of a shop connected Fifth Avenue successful New York City connected Nov. 9, 2005. (Michael Loccisano/FilmMagic for Paul Wilmot Communications/Getty Images)

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A mobility to disregard nan civilian lawsuit is pending. The ineligible squad for Jeffries' anterior accusers welcomed news of nan arrests.

"We revenge our suit because this lawsuit is not only meritorious but is 1 of nan astir egregious abuses of powerfulness we had ever seen," said Brad Edwards, an lawyer for nan civilian plaintiff. "This apprehension is simply a immense measurement connected nan way to justness and accountability for nan galore young men who were exploited and abused by Jeffries and Smith, who utilized Abercrombie to propulsion disconnected 1 of nan astir organized activity trafficking operations in United States history."

Additional victims were asked to interaction nan FBI astatine 1-800-CALL-FBI.