Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Pleads Not Guilty to Sex Trafficking and Prostitution Charges

Michael Jeffries, former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch, leaves following a hearing at the Paul G. Rogers Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Oct. 22, 2024. Rebecca Blackwell/AP Photo

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y.—The former longtime CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch pleaded not guilty Friday to federal sex trafficking and interstate prostitution charges.

Michael Jeffries, 80, declined to comment after he entered the plea in federal court in Central Islip, on Long Island. He is free on $10 million bond and is due back in court on Dec. 12.