New York CNN —Dozens of men have filed a class action lawsuit alleging Abercrombie & Fitch was complicit in a decade-long sex trafficking scheme carried out by the fashion company’s former CEO. The lawsuit states that, in a series of instances, one aspiring model was invited to multiple Abercrombie & Fitch casting events in New York, France and London, and was sexually assaulted at least seven times at these events. “Sexual exploitation does not discriminate based on gender,” Henderson told CNN in a statement. The courtroom is where we will deal with this matter,” Jeffries’ attorney Brian Bieber told CNN. Days after the BBC report, Abercrombie & Fitch said it had launched its own investigation into the allegations.

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Persons: Abercrombie, Fitch, Michael Jeffries, “, Jeffries, ” Abercrombie, ”, Brittany Henderson, ” Henderson, Abercrombie &, Mr, ” Jeffries, Brian Bieber, Jeffries ’, Matthew Smith, Smith, ” Bieber, Jefferies, “ Abercrombie, Parija Kavilanz Organizations: New, New York CNN, CNN, Abercrombie, Fitch, Abercrombie & Fitch, BBC Locations: New York, France, London, Abercrombie