Peter Nygard: Fashion Mogul Guilty of Sex Assaults

CANADA – A Canadian jury has found the former fashion mogul Peter Nygard guilty of sexual assault after a six-week trial.

Prosecutors told a Toronto court that the 82 year old used his “Status” to assault five women in a series of incidents from the late 1980s to 2005.

According to prosecutors, Nygard lured the women – aged 16 to 28 at the time – to a private luxury bedroom in his firm’s Toronto headquarters.

Nygard denied the charges, and his defence team accused the victims of “Gold-digging” for financial gain.

He was found not guilty on a fifth count of sexual assault and one count of forcible confinement.