Ex-Abercrombie boss to be arraigned on sex trafficking and prostitution charges

If convicted of the sex trafficking charge, the defendants face a maximum sentence of life imprisonment and a mandatory minimum of 15 years

Mike Jeffries (Rebecca Blackwell/AP)

The former boss of fashion giant Abercrombie & Fitch is due to be arraigned on sex trafficking and prostitution charges in New York.

Ex-chief executive Mike Jeffries, 80, his partner Matthew Smith, 61, and a third man, James Jacobson, 71, were arrested in the US on Tuesday morning after being charged with one count of sex trafficking and 15 counts of interstate prostitution.