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?

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.

He said, "The timing of Mike Jeffries’s purported health issues is suspicious, to say the least." "My clients are following this closely, and we intend to provide information to law enforcement pertinent to this competency issue.

Attorneys for former Abercrombie & Fitch chief executive officer Mike Jeffries have filed an unopposed motion to determine his competency to stand trial.

Jeffries, 80, faces federal sex trafficking and prostitution charges. Prosecutors and his defense team agree his psychological competency should be evaluated.

Lawyers for the former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch are trying to use poor health to remove him from sex trafficking allegations.

Michael Jeffries has been diagnosed with dementia and late-onset Alzheimer’s disease, a diagnosis that comes as he faces charges of sex trafficking. RELATED STORIES: Whoah: Former Abercrombie and Fitch CEO Arrested in Sex Trafficking Investigation Jeffries was arrested last October along with his partner,