Fashion mogul Peter Nygard found guilty of sexual assault in Montreal
The judge delayed sentencing until October after Nygard accepted a plea deal and prosecutors said uncontested evidence showed he lured and assaulted an 18-year-old model.
- On Monday, Quebec Judge Nathalie Fafard found Peter Nygard guilty of sexual assault and forcible confinement in Montreal after the 84-year-old fashion mogul accepted a plea deal and presented no evidence in his defence.
- Judge Fafard admitted Nygard's 2023 Toronto conviction into evidence, stating it would 'defy coincidence' for both events to occur, following his prior 11-year prison sentence in that separate case.
- Crown evidence described an 18-year-old victim lured to Nygard's Montreal penthouse, where he locked her in a bedroom and sexually assaulted her, promising her a life of luxury in the Bahamas for compliance.
- Lawyers return to court on Oct. 2 for sentencing after Judge Fafard ordered a medical assessment for the 84-year-old; defense lawyer Gerri Wiebe argued moving him to the United States would have a 'detrimental effect on his health.'
- By securing a sentencing delay, the defense ensures Nygard remains in Canada, stalling his extradition to the United States for racketeering and sex trafficking charges, where authorities allege a 25-year pattern of abuse involving dozens of victims.
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The sentence against the ex-designer, who is already serving an 11-year prison sentence in Toronto, will be known at a later date. He is mostly awaiting possible extradition to the United States, where he faces nine charges.
Canadian fashion magnate Peter Nygard has been found guilty of sexual assault and forced confinement. His sentence will be determined later. In the late 1990s, he lured an 18-year-old woman to his penthouse and locked her in the bedroom, where he abused her. The young woman he abused wanted to become a model, and the fashion magnate had promised to help her achieve that. Nygard (84) is the founder of Nygard International, a fashion company he …
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The former fashion magnate is already serving an 11-year prison sentence in Toronto and is also being prosecuted in the United States.
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