Peter Nygard, a former Canadian fashion magnate who was convicted last November of four charges of sexual assault after being accused of attacking five women in his downtown Toronto office, has been sentenced to 11 years in jail.
Justice Robert Goldstein handed down the sentence on Monday, nearly ten months after Peter Nygard was convicted of four charges of sexual assault in November 2023 but acquitted of a fifth count and one count of forcible imprisonment.
He will also face a 10-year weapons prohibition, a DBA order, and a 20-year sex offender registration listing.
After completing pre-sentence imprisonment, Nygard has 6.7 years to complete his sentence. Justice Goldstein stated that Nygard will be eligible for day parole in 21 months and full parole in 27 months from now.
Nygard was a fashion tycoon who previously led a profitable women’s fashion firm. He was accused of sexually assaulting many women at his Toronto headquarters between the 1980s and the mid-2000s.
The 83-year-old was wheeled into the courtroom in a wheelchair, wearing a black hoodie pulled over his head. He has a lengthy beard and wears a paper visor under his sweatshirt to protect his eyes from the light.
“Mr. Peter Nygard is a sexual predator,” Justice Goldstein stated at the sentence.
Goldstein discussed how some of the women testified that they informed family or friends about the sexual assaults but did not report it to police because they were told it would be “her word against his” and they would not be believed. “He was a rich and powerful man,” Justice Goldstein stated.
Because of a publication ban, the complainants’ identities are protected and cannot be disclosed.
Five women testified that they were invited to Peter Nygard’s headquarters at 1 Niagara St. in Toronto under a variety of pretexts, including tours and job interviews, with all encounters culminating in a top-floor private bedroom suite where four of them were sexually abused.
Multiple complainants informed the jury that they met Peter Nygard on an aircraft, on the tarmac of an airport, or at a nightclub and later received invitations to the headquarters. All five women stated that their encounters or conversations with Peter Nygard resulted in sexual conduct they did not consent to.
He is still facing sexual assault accusations in Manitoba and Quebec. Peter Nygard has disputed all allegations against him, and none of the criminal charges he faces in Quebec, Manitoba, or the United States have been tried in court.
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