Businessman Peter Nygard arrives at Norby Walters' 26th Annual Night time Of 100 Stars Oscar Viewing at The Beverly Hilton Lodge on February 28, 20
Businessman Peter Nygard arrives at Norby Walters’ 26th Annual Night time Of 100 Stars Oscar Viewing at The Beverly Hilton Lodge on February 28, 2016 in Beverly Hills, California.
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Federal prosecutors in New York have charged Canadian style mogul Peter Nygard in reference to an investigation into allegations he trafficked and sexually assaulted dozens of women and girls for years.
The nine-count indictment out of the Southern District of New York additionally costs the 79-year-old Nygard with racketeering and different crimes. He was taken into custody in Canada Monday night time, in accordance with press experiences in that nation.
U.S. federal authorities raided Nygard’s Manhattan headquarters earlier this 12 months, a search that got here amid claims he trafficked and sexually assaulted dozens of teenage women and girls.
Final February, Information four reported the FBI and NYPD searched the designer’s Occasions Sq. workplaces following a lawsuit filed in early 2020 by 10 ladies who accused Nygard of engaging younger and impoverished ladies to his property within the Bahamas with money and guarantees of modeling alternatives.
A number of plaintiffs within the swimsuit stated they have been 14 or 15 years previous when Nygard gave them alcohol or medication after which raped them.
The designer is dealing with a category motion lawsuit in america alleging the sexual assault of dozens of ladies.
Fifty-seven ladies — together with 18 Canadians — have joined the lawsuit, which alleges that Nygard used violence, intimidation, bribery and firm staff to lure victims and keep away from accountability for many years.
Nygard has denied all allegations and blames a conspiracy attributable to a feud together with his billionaire neighbor within the Bahamas.
Nygard Worldwide started in Winnipeg as a sportswear producer. Its web site says its retail division has greater than 170 shops in North America.
The category-action lawsuit says Nygard used his firm, bribery of Bahamian officers and “appreciable affect within the style trade” to recruit victims within the Bahamas, United States and Canada.
It alleges he plied the younger ladies with medication and alcohol throughout “pamper events” and stored a database on a company server containing the names of hundreds of potential victims.