Ex-Abercrombie & Fitch CEO cites statute of limitations in defense against gay sex trafficking accusations
allegations he trafficked young men for sex parties he hosted around the world between 2009 and 2015.In a legal complaint filed in October, Jeffries and his partner Matthew Smith were accused of using A&F corporate resources to orchestrate a “criminal enterprise” for a “sex trafficking venture” during his tenure as CEO.The lawsuit was filed by former model David Bradberry and other plaintiffs who also accused Jeffries and Smith of sexual misconduct and rape after being lured to Jeffries’ New York residence and other luxury hotels.
Subscribe to our daily newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.In new court filings, Jeffries is asking to have the lawsuit dismissed on the grounds that the claims are “meritless” and fall outside the statue of limitations, according to the BBC.In the statement, Jeffries’ lawyers said he “vehemently denies every allegation made against him” in the civil lawsuit, and “asks the court to look beyond the sensationalized narrative presented by the plaintiff, and to address the glaring legal deficiencies in the complaint, which necessitate the dismissal of this action”.The civil lawsuit was initially brought on following a blockbuster BBC investigation in which Bradberry and other men detailed being recruited for the sex parties by Jeffries and Smith via a middleman named Jim Jacobson.“Jim made it clear to me that unless I let him perform oral sex on me, that I would not be meeting with A&F or Mike Jeffries,” Bradberry told the BBC, per the NY Post.Model and influencer Barrett Paul described being coerced into various sexual acts at these events.“This experience, I think it broke me,” Pall shared. “I think that this stole any ounce of innocence that I had left.
