Rianna Croxford: Fast Fashion and Sex Trafficking
In her BBC Podcast The Abercrombie Guys, Rianna Croxford unearthed a powerful story; that the men in charge of teen retailer Abercrombie & Fitch had been at the centre of a global operation scouting young men for sex; her investigation led to the arrest of its former CEO Mike Jeffries who was charged with running an international sex trafficking and prostitution ring. She talks about the tip which led to her investigation, her shoe-leather approach to building her sources, and how to deal with harassment and hacking when taking on the powerful.
In conversation with Sirin Kale.
Rianna Croxford
Rianna Croxford is a multi-award-winning investigations correspondent for BBC News and Current Affairs. Based in London, she presents podcasts and documentaries and reports for UK and international TV, radio and digital platforms.
Sirin Kale
Sirin Kale is a staff feature writer for The Guardian, where she specialises in long-form investigative features. In 2021 she won the British Journalism Award for Arts and Entertainment Journalism for an investigation she co-authored into sexual misconduct allegations made by 20 women against the actor Noel Clarke.
- 26 June 2025 09.20–10.00
Location: LG02