The Weeks
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Record labels | Dine Alone Records |
|---|---|
| Members | Cain Barnes |
| Damien Bone | |
| Cyle Barnes | |
| Genres | Southern Rock |
| Alternative Rock | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1793491 |
About The Weeks
The Weeks are an indie rock band from Florence, Mississippi. The band was formed by Cain Barnes, Chaz Lindsay, Cyle Barnes, Damien Bone and Samuel Williams in March 2006 when they were between 14 and 16 years old.
Released Palestinians allege abuse in Israeli jails
...By Lucy WilliamsonBBC News, Jenin, West BankPalestinian prisoners released from Israeli jails say that guards carried out abuse and collective punishment in The Weeks after the Hamas attacks on Israel on 7 October...
Grace Dent 'overwhelmingly sad' after I'm A Celebrity jungle exit
... She also said she wanted to " keep alive in my heart the huge personal breakthroughs" made over The Weeks...
West Bank: Eight Palestinians killed during Israeli raid
... In The Weeks since then, the UN says some 200 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli troops or settlers in a new escalation of the conflict...
Abercrombie & Fitch suspends payments to ex-CEO after sex-trafficking claims
... In The Weeks that followed, Abercrombie & Fitch (A& F) was accused in a civil lawsuit of funding a " criminal enterprise" led by Mike Jeffries and Mr Smith between 1992 and 2014...
Omagh hum: Council could call in noise specialists
... He was initially contacted by people in the Tamlaght Road area of Omagh in late October, but in The Weeks since reports of the mystery noise have spread to other parts of the town...
Ukraine gets European Commission backing for talks on Ukraine membership
... Moldova and Ukraine applied for membership in The Weeks after Russia invaded Ukraine and both became candidates in June...
Worry in UK as Israel-Gaza anxiety spreads
... But there was a shared concern that relationships - which have been built up between communities in cities like this - will feel the strain in The Weeks to come...
Scottish independence: How did we get here and what happens next?
... Optimism on the Yes side peaked in The Weeks leading up to the vote, with polls in the Sunday Telegraph and Sunday Times recording narrow pro-independence majorities - up from about 30% support at the start of the campaign...
Abercrombie & Fitch suspends payments to ex-CEO after sex-trafficking claims
By Rianna Croxford, investigations correspondentBBC News and BBC Panorama
Abercrombie & Fitch says it's stopped providing additional retirement income to its former boss following allegations of Sex Trafficking .
On top of his standard pension, Mike Jeffries had been receiving lifetime bonus payments totalling about $1m (£801k) a year.
But in October, The by Young Men recruited for sex events while he was boss.
A lawsuit then accused The US retailer of funding a sex-trafficking operation.
The brand told The Bbc it has now suspended these extra retirement payments to Mr Jeffries.
A BBC Panorama and found found a highly organised network used a middleman to recruit men for events around The World with Mike Jeffries and his British partner Matthew Smith .
The Bbc spoke to Eight Men who attended these events, which took place in London, New York , and Marrakesh among other cities, with some alleging they were exploited or abused.
In The Weeks that followed, Abercrombie & Fitch (A& F) was accused in a civil lawsuit of funding a " criminal enterprise" led by Mike Jeffries and Mr Smith between 1992 and 2014.
The Court papers allege that it is likely More Than 100 men were sexually abused by Mr Jeffries while he was chief executive and that Young Men were manipulated " under The guise of providing them with The modelling opportunity of their Dreams - Becoming an Abercrombie model".
It also claims that corporate money and resources were used to " facilitate" a " sex-trafficking venture".
The Company told The Bbc it does not comment on ongoing legal proceedings.
Through his lawyer, Mr Jeffries also declined to comment, with his lawyer saying: " The courtroom is where we will deal with this matter. "
Mr Smith has never responded to The Bbc 's requests for comment.
More on this story.
Mike Jeffries is considered The modern-day-founder of A& F, who transformed The brand from a failing sporting goods chain into a multi-billion-dollar retailer aimed at teenagers.
During his two decades in charge from The 1990s, he led The Company 's global expansion and created offshoot brands including Hollister and Gilly Hicks .
Mr Jeffries stepped down in 2014 following declining sales and left with a retirement package valued at around $25m (£20. 5m), according to company filings at The Time .
As part of that package, A& F said he was entitled to monthly payments For Life totalling about $1m a year, The filings add.
This voluntary company retirement Benefit - known as a supplemental executive retirement Plan - is in addition to his standard pension. Records show Mr Jeffries has been receiving payments as recently as this year.
A& F said The supplemental retirement Plan payments to Mr Jeffries have been suspended but it could not comment further because of pending litigation.
In a statement after The Bbc 's initial investigation, The Company said it had hired an " outside law firm" to independently investigate The claims raised.
It added that The brand's current executive leadership team and board of directors were " not aware of The allegations of sexual misconduct" by Mr Jeffries and that it has " Zero Tolerance for abuse, harassment or discrimination of any kind".
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Source of news: bbc.com
