Overview

• Michael Jeffries, 80, was declared mentally unfit to face trial on charges of sex trafficking and interstate prostitution by a federal judge on May 2, 2025.
• The ruling follows diagnoses of Alzheimer’s disease, Lewy body dementia, and a traumatic brain injury, which impair his ability to understand the legal proceedings or assist in his defense.
• Jeffries will be hospitalized under the custody of the Attorney General for up to four months to evaluate whether his competency can be restored.
• The former CEO, along with co-defendants Matthew Smith and James Jacobson, is accused of luring men to events with false modeling promises and coercing them into sexual acts.
• All three defendants have pleaded not guilty and remain under house arrest on $10 million bonds while awaiting further legal proceedings.