A former aspiring Abercrombie & Fitch model has accused Mike Jeffries, the company's former CEO, of "sodomising" him when they met in the Hamptons in 2010, according to a BBC Panorama investigation.David Bradberry, then 23, says he was invited to an event at the businessman's former home where he spoke to Mr Jeffries and his partner, Matthew Smith about aspiring to be an A&F model.Mr Jeffries and Mr Smith did not respond to the BBC's request for comment.A&F said it was "appalled and disgusted" by the alleged behaviour and its new leadership has "zero tolerance for abuse, harassment or discrimination."Source: Panorama, BBC
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00:03 At one point, Mike decided he wanted to have sex with me.
00:12 He sodomized me.
00:13 It's difficult to remember exactly everything
00:19 that happened, but I remember Matthew saying--
00:22 telling him to wear a condom because he didn't want to.
00:25 I remember he kept trying to, like, take condoms off
00:27 and try to insert himself into me.
00:30 He's a big guy.
00:30 He was strong.
00:32 I remember him pushing his hand on the back of my neck.
00:36 It's just difficult to say what consent is and looks