Former Abercrombie CEO mentally fit for sex-trafficking trial, judge says
Michael Jeffries is ruled mentally competent to stand trial after being hospitalized for months for dementia symptoms
TL;DR
- Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jeffries, 82, has been ruled mentally competent to stand trial for sex-trafficking charges.
- Jeffries was hospitalized for months due to dementia and Alzheimer's symptoms before being deemed fit to stand trial.
- A federal judge reviewed medical expert testimony and phone call records to reach the decision.
- Jeffries is scheduled for trial in late October alongside co-defendants Matthew Smith and James Jacobson.
- The defendants have pleaded not guilty to charges including sex trafficking and interstate prostitution.
- Prosecutors allege the defendants used the promise of modeling jobs to lure men to drug-fueled sex parties.