The same charges have also led to the arrest of Jeffries’ companion Matthew Smith and a third guy, James Jacobson.
Jeffries, 80, used his “power, his wealth, and his influence, to traffic men for his own sexual pleasure and that of his romantic partner, Matthew Smith,” according to Breon Peace, the US attorney for the Eastern District of New York, who made this claim during a press conference in New York.
According to Mr. Peace, the indictment claimed that Jacobson, 71, was hired by Jeffries and Smith, 61, “to act as a recruiter to find men.”
The chosen men would then be flown to Jeffries’ and Smith’s residences or hotels worldwide “for the purpose of attending events to engage in commercial sex” after Smith made the decision about who would meet him and Jeffries.
All three defendants “used force, fraud, and coercion to traffic those men for their own sexual gratification,” according to Mr. Peace’s allegations.
At a press conference, Mr. Peace claimed that they led the guys to believe that going to these sex events would help their careers in other ways, such as getting them modeling jobs with Abercrombie.
