Ex-Abercrombie & Fitch chief fit to stand trial in sex trafficking case, judge says
Jeffries was declared "mentally incompetent" by a court last year and said to be suffering with dementia and late onset of Alzheimer's disease.
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"To be clear, Jeffries is competent to proceed regardless of these accommodations."
— Judge Nusrat Choudhury , Other
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Alleged middleman in the sex trafficking case alongside Jeffries and Smith.
Federal judge who ruled Mike Jeffries is competent to stand trial.
Mike Jeffries' British partner involved in the same legal troubles.
Former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch facing trial on sex trafficking charges.
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Jeffries was declared "mentally incompetent" by a court last year and said to be suffering with dementia and late onset of Alzheimer's disease.
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