A lawyer for sex trafficking victims in a ring allegedly run by ex-Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries has doubts about claims he has dementia.
At 80 years old, Mike Jeffries is currently facing criminal charges related to alleged sex trafficking and interstate prostitution.
Mike Jeffries, the gay 80-year-old embattled former CEO of clothing brand Abercrombie & Fitch, has dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, his lawyers have said in court documents filed this week. They are requesting a hearing to determine if Jefferies is fit to stand trial for federal criminal charges in connection to sex trafficking.
Lawyers for Mike Jeffries, the former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch, have questioned his ability to stand trial in a federal sex trafficking case.
Lawyers representing former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries say he is suffering from dementia and Alzheimer's disease, as he battles charges of sex trafficking.
He said, "The timing of Mike Jeffries’s purported health issues is suspicious, to say the least." "My clients are following this closely, and we intend to provide information to law enforcement pertinent to this competency issue.
Mike Jeffries, 80, is free on $10 million bond after pleading not guilty in October to federal sex trafficking and interstate prostitution charges.
Federal prosecutors allege Mike Jeffries, 80, used his wealth and power to traffic men around the world for the encounters with him and his romantic partner.
Mike Jeffries, who led Abercrombie & Fitch from 1992 to 2014, allegedly used his wealth and power to orchestrate an international sex trafficking operation between 2008 and 2015
Can his legal team's claims that he has late-onset Alzheimer's disease and dementia put a pause in the sex trafficking trial of former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries?
Lawyers for Mike Jeffries, 80, said in the filing that they questioned ... Jeffries was examined by a neuropsychologist in October and it was determined that he likely has dementia with behavioral disturbance, Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia.
Mike Jeffries, the former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch who was charged with sex trafficking, has dementia and late-onset Alzheimer’s disease, his legal team said in newly filed court documents.