US EditionFormer Abercrombie & Fitch CEO is ruled unfit for trial and ordered hospitalized
- On Friday, a federal judge determined that Michael Jeffries, the ex-CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch, is mentally unfit to participate in his upcoming sex trafficking proceedings and mandated his admission to a hospital for evaluation.
- Jeffries' lawyers had requested the ruling after medical evaluations found irreversible cognitive decline from Alzheimer's, Lewy body dementia, and brain injury effects.
- Jeffries, 80, has entered a not guilty plea to charges of trafficking and prostitution that allege he and his co-defendants enticed men with promises of modeling jobs to attend parties involving drugs and sexual activities in New York City and the Hamptons.
- Judge Nusrat Choudhury directed Jeffries be hospitalized for up to four months to assess if his competency can be restored to proceed with the trial.
- The court’s decision means Jeffries will remain on $10 million bond while hospitalized, and trial proceedings depend on future mental health assessments.
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Former Abercrombie CEO Deemed Incompetent to Stand Trial
Former Abercrombie CEO Deemed Incompetent to Stand Trial A federal judge has determined that Michael Jeffries, the former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch, is not mentally competent to stand trial on sex trafficking charges. The decision was influenced by Jeffries’ severe cognitive impairments, which reportedly include Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia.The court ordered Jeffries to be placed in a hospital for a period of up to four months, in…
Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO is ruled unfit for trial and ordered hospitalized
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge ruled Friday that the former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch is not competent to stand trial on sex trafficking charges and ordered him hospitalized to see if his mental condition improves. Michael Jeffries’ lawyers sought the ruling last month, writing in a letter filed in a New York federal court that the 80-year-old requires around-the-clock care because he has Alzheimer’s disease, Lewy body dementia and the “residu…
Michael Jeffries, ex-CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch, ruled unfit to stand trial on sex trafficking charges due to dementia diagnosis
The judge ruled Jeffries, who has been diagnosed with dementia and Alzheimer's disease, confined to a hospital for four months to see if he becomes fit.
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