#mike Jeffries

[jackinhofejr]

Hard to believe the intent was to sell clothing.

[comicpolls]

[evilhorse]

They got an operation for that kinda thing, red.

(New Warriors #33)

[allthegeopolitics]

The former chief executive of fashion brand Abercrombie & Fitch, and his British romantic partner, have been arrested as part of an investigation into alleged sex trafficking and abuse. Mike Jeffries, who led the brand – particularly popular with teenagers – between 1992 and 2014, and Matthew Smith were arrested on Tuesday morning (22 October) in West Palm Beach, Florida, along with another man, named as Jim Jacobson, who is alleged to have been a “middle man”. The arrests follow an investigation dating back to last year which alleged that the Jeffries and Smith sexually abused men who hoped to become an A&F models.

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[loveboatinsanity]

[justdealingwithsomeissues]

Oh my godddd all of this is great. So Spidey as a mentor is one of my favorite tropes for him and he is hitting that in spades here. There a ton of great stuff here, especially Speedball's quips and the rallying call of "Ok Warriors, let's go get ourselves killed!"

[oublimsart]

Mike Jeffries

[aideshou]

POV: you’re a contractor It’s 2015 and you just walked into Mike Jeffries’ mansion in the Hamptons after he got kicked out by his ex wife

[evilhorse]

Heroes from all across the city rush headlong into the nexus of the swirling madness

(New Warriors #34)

[jennyboom21]

Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries, his partner Matt Smith and a third man, Jim Jacobson, were arrested Tuesday as part of a criminal sex trafficking investigation by the FBI and federal prosecutors in Brooklyn, sources familiar with the investigation told ABC News.

The investigation involved whether the men sexually exploited and abused young men at parties they hosted in the United States and around the world, the sources said.

Federal prosecutors acknowledged the investigation in January after alleged victims filed a civil lawsuit a year ago.

Jeffries, who transformed Abercrombie from a traditional Ohio outfitter into a powerhouse teen fashion brand, has been accused in civil lawsuits of exploiting young men for sex at parties he hosted at his Hamptons estate in New York, London, Venice and elsewhere with his partner, Smith.

The alleged victims have said they were recruited by a middleman, Jacobson.

One of the plaintiffs, David Bradberry, a former crewman on the reality series "Below Deck," said Jeffries made Abercrombie successful by the "oversexualization of young men."

His lawsuit accused Jeffries, Smith, Jacobson and Abercrombie itself of luring attractive young men under the guise of making them an Abercrombie model and then forcing them to take drugs and perform sex acts.

"The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York has launched a criminal investigation of the alleged events and occurrences discussed in Plaintiff's Complaint," prosecutors said in a court filing.

"We will respond in detail to the allegations after the Indictment is unsealed, and when appropriate, but plan to do so in the courthouse – not the media," Brian Bieber, an attorney for Michael Jeffries, told ABC News Tuesday.

The attorney for the plaintiff, Brad Edwards of Edwards Henderson, told ABC News in a statement: "As we laid out in our lawsuit, this was an Abercrombie run, sex trafficking organization that permeated throughout the company and allowed the three individuals arrested today to victimize dozens and dozens of young, aspiring male models."

[isaacsapphire]

Ditto; deeply unsurprising revelation.

If you ever read the 2006 Salon piece about this guy, it's the least surprising thing in the universe.

[justdealingwithsomeissues]

The banter on this one is tops...

But anyway, as more and more people join the fight, the heroes begin to realize that there is very little they can do to win this fight without putting other people at risk...

[vertigoartgore]

Twin Peaks/Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me/Twin Peaks: The Return commission by Mike & Laura Allred.