Mike Jeffries, the former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch facing sex trafficking charges, has been diagnosed with dementia and late-onset Alzheimer's disease, according to his legal team. His attorney raised concerns about Jeffries' mental state, noting a decline in his attentiveness and competency. A neuropsychologist concluded that Jeffries suffers from dementia with behavioral disturbance, probable late-onset Alzheimer's disease, and Lewy body dementia. A competency hearing is scheduled for June.
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. A neuropsychologist diagnosed Jeffries following several evaluations, according to two filings filed in a New York court on Monday. Brian H. Bieber, an attorney for Jeffries, began questioning the businessman's attentiveness, competency and focus, the filing states.
They allegedly 'employed coercive, fraudulent and deceptive tactics in connection with the recruitment, hiring, transportation, obtaining, maintaining, solicitation and payment of the men to engage in commercial sex,' the indictment states. The men who attended the 'events' believed it could help their careers or lead to modeling opportunities, and 'that not complying with requests for certain acts during the sex events could harm their careers,' it says.
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