Overview

• Provincial court Judge Mary Kate Harvie found missing 1993 interview records made a fair trial impossible, staying sexual assault and unlawful confinement charges.
• The decision halts a Manitoba trial that had been scheduled to start in December, with the Crown retaining the option to appeal.
• The case stemmed from an allegation that a woman was assaulted at a Winnipeg warehouse in November 1993, with charges laid in 2023 after she came forward.
• Defense counsel argued police destroyed or failed to keep reports from two interviews with the complainant, undermining the ability to test evidence.
• Nygard remains convicted and serving an 11-year sentence in Toronto, while separate Quebec charges and U.S. extradition proceedings continue.