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Canadian police arrested fashion designer, 79, in December
Nygard faces nine counts of trafficking and racketeering in US
A Peter Nygard store in New York. Born in Finland, Nygard grew up in Manitoba, eventually running his own namesake clothing companies and becoming one of Canada’s richest people. Photograph: Justin Lane/EPA
A Peter Nygard store in New York. Born in Finland, Nygard grew up in Manitoba, eventually running his own namesake clothing companies and becoming one of Canada’s richest people. Photograph: Justin Lane/EPA
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Nygard faces nine counts of sex trafficking and racketeering in the United States.
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The name of fashion executive and designer Peter Nygard is illuminated on a flagship store he once owned in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Dec. 15, 2020. REUTERS/Shannon VanRaes
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Feb. 5 (Reuters) Canadian fashion designer Peter Nygard was denied bail on Friday in a Winnipeg, Manitoba courtroom, after spending nearly two months in jail on a U.S. extradition request.
Canadian police arrested Nygard in Winnipeg on Dec. 14 at the request of U.S. justice officials under the countries extradition treaty.
Nygard faces nine counts of sex trafficking and racketeering in the United States. Nygard, who appeared in court by video, has denied all the allegations.
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WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Canadian fashion designer Peter Nygard was denied bail on Friday by a judge in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on a U.S. extradition request over charges of sex trafficking and racketeering.
FILE PHOTO: The name of fashion executive and designer Peter Nygard is illuminated on a flagship store he once owned in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada December 15, 2020. REUTERS/Shannon VanRaes/File Photo
Canadian police arrested Nygard in Winnipeg on Dec. 14 at the request of U.S. officials under the countries’ extradition treaty.
Nygard faces nine counts of sex trafficking and racketeering in the United States. Nygard, who appeared in court by video, has denied the allegations.
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Authorities there accuse Nygard of using his influence in the fashion industry to lure women and girls with the promise of modelling and other financial opportunities.
They allege that for 25 years Nygard targeted women and underage girls from disadvantaged economic backgrounds and forcibly sexually assaulted them.
Prober argued during the bail hearing last week that his client’s health is at risk behind bars due to his age and the spread of COVID-19.
Court heard of a plan for an in-home security guard and 24-hour video surveillance to monitor Nygard if he were released.
The judge said that under the plan Nygard could not have physically contacted people, but it wouldn’t have stopped him from contacting them over the phone or through former employees.