It comes after a BBC investigation reported allegations that Mike Jeffries exploited men for sex at events he hosted.

Mike Jeffries, the former chief executive of the Abercrombie and Fitch plead not guilty to sex trafficking crimes.

Barrett claimed that, for years, the duo had been throwing elaborate sex events at their palatial home in the Hamptons. He said the one he had attended was facilitated by chaperones in Abercrombie polos and flip-flops, carrying silver platters of alcohol, poppers and lube.

Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jeffries has been criminally charged by US federal prosecutors with sex trafficking and prostitution involving dozens of men.

Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jeffries pleaded not guilty to a 16-count indictment at his arraignment in a New York federal court on Friday.

Jeffries, 80, who led Abercrombie from 1992 to 2014, entered his plea to one count of sex trafficking and 15 counts of prostitution. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Brian Bieber, the lawyer for Mr Jeffries, had earlier said in an interview that his client would plead not guilty to all counts he faces.

Mike Jeffries, the former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch, pleaded not guilty to charges he ran an international sex trafficking scheme.