At 80 years old, Mike Jeffries is currently facing criminal charges related to alleged sex trafficking and interstate prostitution.

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.

Mike Jeffries, the gay 80-year-old embattled former CEO of clothing brand Abercrombie & Fitch, has dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, his lawyers have said in court documents filed this week. They are requesting a hearing to determine if Jefferies is fit to stand trial for federal criminal charges in connection to sex trafficking.

Lawyers for Mike Jeffries, the former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch, have questioned his ability to stand trial in a federal sex trafficking case.

Lawyers representing former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries say he is suffering from dementia and Alzheimer's disease, as he battles charges of sex trafficking.

The former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F) has dementia and late onset Alzheimer's disease, his legal team has said in a court document filed in New York.Lawyers for Mike Jeffries have requested a hearing to determine whether he is mentally fit to stand trial on federal sex-trafficking charges.

Can his legal team's claims that he has late-onset Alzheimer's disease and dementia put a pause in the sex trafficking trial of former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries?

Bieber said he asked Jefferies to get a medical evaluation by a neuropsychologist, who later found that the ex-CEO “currently suffers from dementia with behavioral disturbance … Alzheimer’s disease with late onset (probable) … and Lewy body dementia,” according to court papers acquired by NBC.

The former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F) has dementia and late onset Alzheimer's disease, his legal team has said in a court document filed in New York. Lawyers for Mike Jeffries have requested ...

Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO’s dementia may leave him incompetent to face sex charges, lawyers say - Mike Jeffries has pleaded not guilty to one count of sex trafficking and 15 counts of interstate

Heather Khalifa / AP A letter from former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries' legal ... diagnosis of late-onset Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. The document, filed in New York and reviewed ...

Mike Jeffries, the former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch who was charged with sex trafficking, has dementia and late-onset Alzheimer’s disease, his legal team said in newly filed court documents.