Ex-Abercrombie CEO Mike Jeffries ruled unfit for trial in sex trafficking case due to his dementia

Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries has been declared mentally unfit to guidelines proceedings connected charges related to an alleged world sex-trafficking operation, according to a tribunal filing made nationalist connected Thursday.

The 80-year-old was arrested successful October and charged pinch organizing activity parties wherever antheral models were reportedly coerced into intersexual acts, paid for activity and plied pinch drugs.

In nan recently released ineligible documents, Jeffries’ attorney, Brian Bieber, revealed that aggregate aesculapian evaluations complete caller months person concluded that Jeffries is suffering from terrible dementia, including Alzheimer’s illness and different cognitive impairments.

News of nan tribunal filing was first reported by nan Wall Street Journal.

Jeffries’ information has deteriorated to nan constituent that he now requires changeless supervision and care, according to 1 psychiatrist hired by nan defense.

An master put distant by nan prosecution reached a akin conclusion — stating that Jeffries’ information is almost definite to deteriorate further.

In ray of these conclusions, Jeffries’ ineligible squad has asked nan tribunal to hospitalize him for a play of 4 months to measure whether he whitethorn yet beryllium deemed competent to participate successful ineligible proceedings.

Prosecutors person not opposed nan motion.

A spokesperson for nan US attorney’s agency successful nan Eastern District of New York declined to remark connected nan matter.

Jeffries, who ran Abercrombie from 1992 until his departure successful 2014, was indicted this past autumn connected national charges of activity trafficking and interstate prostitution.

The indictment alleges that Jeffries, his partner Matthew Smith and subordinate James Jacobson orchestrated an world sex-trafficking cognition betwixt 2008 and 2015.

The 3 are accused of luring young men pinch promises of modeling opportunities, coercing them into attending activity events nether mendacious pretenses and subjecting them to non-consensual intersexual acts.

Victims were reportedly fixed drugs, forced to motion nondisclosure agreements and had their individual belongings confiscated during these events.

The alleged activities took spot successful locations including New York, nan Hamptons, and various world destinations.

All 3 men person pleaded not guilty.

Brad Edwards, an lawyer representing alleged victims successful a civilian suit against Jeffries, said that his clients will move guardant pinch their lawsuit irrespective of nan tribunal ruling.

“We dream he is rehabilitated and faces nan punishment he deserves,” Edwards told nan Journal.

“Regardless, he cannot and will not debar liability successful our civilian people action lawsuit.”

The criminal charges travel successful tandem pinch disturbing allegations outlined successful a abstracted civilian suit, specifications of which were first reported by The Post past month.

In that case, 2 aspiring antheral models revenge a suit successful Manhattan Supreme Court claiming they were promised high-paying jobs pinch Abercrombie — only to beryllium drugged, raped and trafficked by Jeffries and his circle.

The 2 men, whose identities are being withheld, allege that they were required to shave each assemblage hairsbreadth and strengthen achy penile injections intended to prolong erections during nan alleged abuse.

According to nan civilian complaint, a Jeffries subordinate named James Jacobson recruited nan men astir 2010 and 2011 and coerced them into backstage meetings nether nan pretense of vetting them for modeling opportunities.

One of nan men was reportedly a teen astatine nan time.

Both were allegedly sexually assaulted by Jacobson earlier being introduced into nan larger scheme.

The maltreatment is said to person occurred astatine properties successful Manhattan and nan Hamptons arsenic good arsenic during world trips, according to their lawyer, Robert Georges.