The BBC investigation, printed in October 2023, discovered the pair have been on the centre of a complicated operation involving a intermediary scouting younger males for intercourse.
In the identical month, Brian Bieber, Mr Jeffries’ lawyer, stated his shopper was examined a number of occasions by a neuropsychologist who later concluded diagnostic impressions that he was affected by two forms of dementia and possible late onset Alzheimer’s illness.
Within the court docket submitting, Mr Bieber added that in an preliminary assembly final 12 months the previous style boss “didn’t even come near resembling a grasp’s degree-educated particular person, who was simply 9 years earlier the chief government officer of a publicly traded firm”.
Consequently, Mr Bieber questioned the flexibility of Mr Jeffries to “rationally help” with the doable factual and authorized defences to the allegations he was dealing with, in line with the doc.
The submitting comes after Mr Jeffries’ authorized crew sought a competency listening to, which is able to now be held over two days on 16 and 17 June 2025.
Federal prosecutors within the Japanese District of New York declined to remark.
Mr Jeffries stepped down as CEO and chairman of A&F in 2014, and left with a $25m (£19.9m) retirement bundle.
Alongside the felony case, A&F, Mr Jeffries and his companion have been defending a civil lawsuit accusing the retailer of getting funded a intercourse trafficking operation.
Earlier this month, Mr Jeffries sued A&F after it refused to pay his criminal defence costs, arguing the model had agreed to indemnify him for all claims arising out of his place.