Peter Nygard sex-assault case resumes in Toronto court with fewer charges

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The sexual-assault case against Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard is expected to be back in a Toronto courtroom today after jury selection in his trial was delayed last week.

Nygard, who founded his fashion company in Winnipeg in 1967, has denied all allegationsPeter Nygard is seen in a file photo from October 2021 when he appeared via video conference from the Headingley Correctional Centre in Manitoba.The charges in the case were reduced to six from 11, after court heard three of the eight original complainants in the case are not expected to testify.

Court documents show Nygard is now facing five counts of sexual assault and one count of forcible confinement, down from eight sexual assault and three forcible confinement charges. Nygard, who appeared in court in a wheelchair on Sept. 11, faces charges in three jurisdictions in Canada and one in the U.S. after authorities alleged he used his position in the fashion industry to lure women and girls.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

 

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