Lawyers for ex-Abercrombie CEO say dementia may leave him incompetent to face sex charges

Published December 24, 2024 9:45 AM

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — Defense lawyers say the former longtime CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch may have dementia, and a competency hearing is necessary to determine if he can face sex charges. The lawyers for 80-year-old Michael Jeffries made the assertions in court papers unsealed Monday in federal court in Central Islip on Long Island. Jeffries is free on $10 million bond after pleading not guilty in October. Prosecutors say Jeffries, his romantic partner and a third man lured men into drug-fueled sex parties in the Hamptons, on Long Island, by dangling the promise of modeling for the retailer’s ads.

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