Peter Nygård Convicted on Four Counts of Sexual Assault in Toronto
First Conviction in Series of Criminal Proceedings Against Former Fashion Mogul
- Former fashion mogul Peter Nygård has been found guilty on four counts of sexual assault by a Toronto jury, marking the first conviction in a series of criminal proceedings against him.
- Nygård was arrested in 2020 following allegations of sex trafficking and assault spanning a 25-year period and multiple countries.
- Five women testified that they were lured to Nygård's personal bedroom suite in his Toronto headquarters and sexually assaulted. The attacks allegedly took place between the 1980s and 2005.
- Nygård faces further criminal cases in several Canadian cities and in New York.
- The maximum prison sentence for sexual assault in Canada is ten years; a sentencing hearing will be set for November 21.
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