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Lawyers: Abercrombie CEO May Have Dementia, Be Incompetent to Face Sex Charges

Longtime Abercrombie & Fitch boss Michael Jeffries, 80, is accused of luring men to sex parties under the guise of modeling opportunities.

Two months after the former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch was indicted on criminal charges of sex trafficking and interstate prostitution, his lawyers say he may have dementia and could be incompetent to face his charges. In court papers unsealed Monday on Long Island, defense lawyers for Michael Jeffries, 80, said that a neuropsychologist concluded, following an examination, that he likely has dementia with behavioral disturbance, Alzheimer’s disease, and Lewy body dementia. In a joint letter, the defense lawyers and prosecutors have asked for a competency hearing. Jeffries, who is free on a $10 million bond, pleaded not guilty to the sex charges. Along with his romantic partner and a third man, Jeffries is accused of luring men to sex parties under the guise of modeling opportunities. Accusers say, according to the Associated Press, that they were “sometimes directed to wear costumes, use sex toys, and endure painful erection-inducing penile injections.”