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Canadian fashion mogul Nygard sentenced to eleven years in prison for assault – News

Peter Nygard (Photo by AFP)

Peter Nygard (Photo by AFP)

Published: Tuesday, September 10, 2024, 12:20 p.m.

Last updated: Tuesday, September 10, 2024, 12:21 p.m.

Peter Nygard, the founder of one of Canada's largest clothing brands, was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Monday for four counts of sexual abuse of women and a girl in Toronto.

He could be released in about six and a half years, with credit for time spent in custody, or sooner if he is granted parole.


Nygard, 83, is “a Canadian success story gone completely wrong,” said Judge Robert Goldstein of the Ontario Superior Court when announcing the verdict.

He called him a “sexual predator” and added: “Mr. Nygard used his wealth, power and reputation to exploit his victims.”



Wearing a dark hoodie and a makeshift visor to protect his eyes in court, Nygard appeared unresponsive to the decision.

His lawyer Gerri Wiebe said he would appeal the verdict but would continue to “profess his innocence” in several other criminal cases pending against him.

Outside the Toronto courthouse, a spokesman for one of Nygard's victims, whose identity is protected by a court order, read a statement in which he spoke of a sense of closure after “four years of hell.”

“We did this to ensure that every victim of sexual violence remembers this process and feels the strength and confidence to come forward without feeling threatened by social status or money,” the statement said.

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