Abercrombie & Fitch CEO has dementia, claim lawyers amid sex trafficking charges

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Posted on 12/25/2024 5:57:36 AM PST by Libloather

Attorneys representing longtime Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jeffries in his sex trafficking and prostitution case have claimed he has dementia and will need to undergo a competency hearing to determine whether he can face the vile charges.

The lawyers wrote in court documents on Monday that the 80-year-old was examined by a neuropsychologist in October, who concluded that he likely has dementia with behavioral disturbance, Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia.

They claimed the neuropsychologist concluded that Jeffries exhibited cognitive impairments including impaired memory, diminished attention, processing speed slowness and ease of confusion.

Jeffries does 'not even come close to resembling a Master's degree-educated individual who was just nine years earlier the chief executive officer of a publicly traded company,' attorney Brian Bieber argued, according to Bloomberg.

He went on to question whether Jeffries could 'rationally assist - on a sustained and consistent basis' his attorneys 'in connection with the possible factual and legal defenses to the allegations he was facing.'

Defense attorneys and prosecutors have now agreed to let the expert who examined Jeffries testify at a two-day competency hearing in June.

In the meantime, Jeffries remains free on a $10million bond after he pleaded not guilty to accusations that he sexually abused 15 young male models between 2008 and 2015.

Prosecutors have claimed he, his partner Matthew Smith and alleged fixer James Jacobson lured the men to drug-fueled sex parties in the Hamptons by promising them they would model for the retailer's ads.

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Shocking. Horrible news.

1 posted on 12/25/2024 5:57:36 AM PST by Libloather

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Mt bride and I are of the view that no “competency” to stand trial should be applied in any case. If there are facts to be presented before a court judge and jury, then present and adjudicate them. If the defendant is “incompetent,” it should not be a “get out of jail” card. After adjudication of the facts in any case, such “incompetency” can be considered in the sentencing phase. Not before.

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