Mr Jeffries and Mr Smith have also pleaded not guilty to the criminal charges and, in response to the civil case, have previously said they "vehemently deny" the allegations.

Mr Smith, along with Mr Jeffries, 80, and their alleged middleman James Jacobson, 71, were arrested in October and charged with running an international sex trafficking and prostitution business ...

Like Mr Jeffries and Mr Smith, the brand has been trying to get the civil lawsuit against it dismissed, arguing it had no knowledge of "the supposed sex-trafficking venture" led by its former CEO ...

Jeffries and Mr. Jacobson were released on bond on Tuesday afternoon, while Mr. Smith, who has dual citizenship in the United States and the United Kingdom, was ordered detained, Mr. Marzulli said.

Mr Jeffries and Mr Smith tasked their employee to recruit the men, who typically had to undergo “tryouts” by having sex with Mr Jacobson first, according to the indictment.

Mr Jeffries, Mr Smith, and Abercrombie & Fitch are facing a civil lawsuit claiming the retailer funded a sex-trafficking operation over the two decades he was in charge. Read more News.

Working with his romantic partner, Matthew Smith, and a third person, James Jacobson, Mr. Jeffries lured the men to secret sex parties with the possibility that they’d receive modeling jobs ...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke for 8 hours and 44 minutes on Thursday, delaying final passage of Republicans' ...

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