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More than 40 men accuse ex-Abercrombie & Fitch boss of sexual assault

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Ex-Abercrombie boss Mike Jeffries accused of rape, sexual assault or drugging.

Lawyers say more than 40 men have now come forward accusing the 80-year-old former chief executive of the fashion brand.

Mr Jeffries, who was charged with sex trafficking in October , is now facing multiple civil lawsuits.

The latest claims stretch back to the 1990s , when he first started working at A&F.

Some of the alleged victims include company employees as well as former models.

The man says he rejected the offer of an A&F campaign deal and $ 6,000 ( 4,600 ) to have sex with him and Mr Smith .

He says he was then dismissed but Mr Jeffries later accosted him in a bathroom.

He then tried to run out of the room, he says, but he grabbed him by the waist and raped him, lawsuit claims.

Prosecutors have said that there are currently 15 victims in the criminal case against Jeffries .