Mike Jeffries, who ran the company for more than two decades, was arrested along with his partner

Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Arrested on Sex Trafficking Charges: Reports

Mike Jeffries, who ran the company for more than two decades, was arrested along with his partner

Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries was arrested on federal charges related to sex trafficking, according to multiple reports.

Jeffries' arrest was reported by NBC News, the BBC and ABC News, citing sources with information on the case. Specific charges have not yet been been announced.

Also charged was Jeffries' partner, Matthew Smith, as was an alleged middleman, according to the sources. The case is reportedly out of the Eastern District of New York.

Jeffries was at the center of a scathing documentary, The Abercrombie Guys: The Dark Side of Cool, which covered the many lawsuits alleging discriminatory hiring practices filed against the company under Jeffries' leadership.

A 2023 BBC investigation alleged that Jeffries and Smith were part of a “highly [organized] network” that involved a middleman who found young men to participate in sex events.

The BBC reported that eight men who said they attended the alleged sex events claimed they were exploited or abused. The U.K. news service also reported that attorneys for Jeffries and Smith previously "vehemently denied" any wrongdoing.

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Abercrombie & Fitch declined to comment for this article. Jeffries' was the company's CEO from 1992 to 2014.