Michael Jeffries

Michael Jeffries, the 82-year-old former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch, has been ruled mentally competent to stand trial for sex-trafficking charges. This ruling comes after he spent months hospitalized due to symptoms of dementia and Alzheimer's. Jeffries is currently free on bond and is scheduled to go to trial in late October. He will be tried alongside two co-defendants, identified as his partner Matthew Smith and staffer James Jacobson. The legal proceedings are ongoing, with a pretrial hearing having already taken place. The case highlights a significant legal development for a prominent former business executive facing serious criminal accusations.