Briton Matthew Smith, the partner of former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jeffries, <br>
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The partner of the ex-CEO of the Abercrombie and Fitch clothing line pleaded not guilty Tuesday in US federal court <br>
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to charges of sex trafficking and interstate prostitution and was released on $10 million bond.<br>
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Briton Matthew Smith, the ex-CEO Mike Jeffries and their fixer James Jacobson allegedly used a "casting couch" ploy to groom aspiring male models to attend sex parties at which victims were plied with alcohol and drugs.<br>
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After his arrest in October in Florida with Jeffries, Smith was held in custody in New York.<br>
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Smith appeared in court Tuesday in Central Islip on Long Island, <br>
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to the east of New York City.<br>
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Smith pleaded not guilty and was released on a $10 million bond put up by Jeffries and <br>
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his family, said a statement from the US attorney's office for the eastern district of New York.<br>
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An AFP photographer saw Smith leave the courthouse with what appeared to be a large electronic surveillance bracelet attached to his ankle.<br>
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Le Britannique Matthew Smith, compagnon de l'ancien patron de l'enseigne américaine de mode <br>
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Abercrombie & Fitch, Michael Jeffries, sort du tribunal fédéral de l'est de l'Etat de New York, à Central <br>
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Islip, le 3 décembre 2024, après avoir plaidé non coupable de trafic sexuel et proxénétisme<br>
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Another hearing is scheduled for December 10 for Smith, Jeffries and Jacobson.<br>
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Jeffries, 80, was released on a $10 million bond in late October.<br>
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Jeffries, who served as CEO of Abercrombie and Fitch from 1992 to 2014, is accused of creating and maintaining a <br>
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ring that recruited young men to have sex with him and Smith.<br>
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Prosecutors allege that between December 2008 and March 2015 Jeffries, Smith and Jacobson used a combination of "force, fraud and coercion" to traffic men in a <br>
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sprawling prostitution enterprise.<br>
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Charging documents detail 15 anonymous victims, but prosecutors suggest the scale was probably much larger and have appealed for witnesses and victims <br>
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Prosecutors say young men were taken to the New York home of Jeffries and Smith and to <br>
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hotels in Britain, France, Italy, Morocco to have <br>
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sex with them.<br>
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Jeffries faces the prospect of life in prison if convicted.<br>
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Jacobson also pleaded not guilty to the same charges as the other defendants and was <br>
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released on half a million dollars bond in October.<br>
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