The former Abercrombie & Fitch boss may be suffering from dementia and a hearing is needed to determine whether sexual harassment charges can be brought against him, defense lawyers said.

Mike Jeffries, 80, who was chief executive of retailer Abercrombie & Fitch for more than two decades, pleaded not guilty charged in October with sex trafficking and interstate prostitution and ordered to pay $10 million bail.

Lawyers for Jeffries said in court papers released Monday in a New York court that a neuropsychologist who examined him in October concluded he likely had dementia with behavioral disorders, Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy bodies -Suffering from dementia.

The lawyers wrote that the neuropsychologist concluded that Jeffries was unable to help them due to cognitive impairments, including memory loss, reduced attention, slow processing speed and mild confusion.

In a joint letter to the judge, defense attorneys and prosecutors suggested that experts who evaluated Jeffries testify at a two-day competency hearing in June so that a competency decision could follow.

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Prosecutors said in October that 15 accusers were induced through “force, fraud and coercion” to participate in drug-fueled sex parties where the men were sometimes encouraged to wear costumes, consume alcohol and muscle relaxants, use sex toys and endure painful erections. Trigger penile injections.

They were also required to sign confidentiality agreements, the indictment says.

The events took place between 2008 and 2015 in the Hamptons, the Long Island resort where Jeffries has a home, as well as hotels in England, France, Italy, Morocco and St. Barts, the indictment says.