NEW YORK (AP) — A former model for Abercrombie & Fitch on Friday sued the fashion retailer, alleging it allowed its former CEO Mike Jeffries to run a sex-trafficking organization during his 22-year tenure.
Jeffries, who left Abercrombie in 2014, converted the chain from an struggling retailer of hunting apparel to a seller of must-have teen clothing.
The lawsuit comes after a BBC report earlier this month raised similar allegations against Jeffries and his partner Matthew Smith.
Political Cartoons View All 1223 ImagesThe lawsuit names Jeffries, Smith, and the Jeffries Family Office LLC.
It seeks class-action status and estimates that over a hundred young models, in addition to Bradberry, were victims.
Persons:
—, Fitch, Mike Jeffries, Jeffries, Abercrombie, Matthew Smith, David Bradberry, “ Jeffries, Smith, “, ” Jeffries, Brian Bieber, ”, Bieber, Anne
Organizations:
Abercrombie, BBC, Southern, of
Locations:
U.S, of New York, New York, New Albany , Ohio