Jeffries, co-defendant plead not guilty to 16 charges
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Prosecutors say dozens of men were victims
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Jeffries led Abercrombie from 1992 to 2014
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By Siddharth Cavale
CENTRAL ISLIP, New York, 비닉스 효과 Oct 25 (Reuters) -
Mike Jeffries, former longtime chief executive of Abercrombie & Fitch, pleaded not guilty on Friday to charges that he ran an international sex trafficking scheme while leading the clothing retailer.
Jeffries, 80, who led Abercrombie from 1992 to 2014, entered his plea to one count of sex trafficking and 15 counts of prostitution before U.S. Magistrate Judge Steven Tiscione in Central Islip, New York, in that state's Suffolk County.
Brian Bieber, a lawyer for Jeffries, entered the plea on his client's behalf.
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