WINNIPEG - On the same day former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard agreed to be extradited to the United States to face a charge of sex trafficking, police in Toronto announced their own charges. Police said Nygard, 80, is to be charged with six counts of sexual assault and three counts of forcible confinement. They said the pending charges relate to alleged assaults in the late 1980s and mid-2000s. The charges were announced Friday as Nygard was in a Winnipeg court for an extradition hearing related to the U.S. charges. “Mr. Nygard denies any allegations of criminal conduct,” defence lawyer Brian Greenspan said outside the courthouse. Earlier, Nygard appeared via videolink and consented to his extradition. He was arrested in Winnipeg last year under the Extradition Act and faces nine counts in the Southern District of New York. 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. The extradition request from the U.S. details accounts from seven alleged victims who are expected to testify in a criminal trial in that country that their livelihoods and movements became dependent on having sex with Nygard. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2021/10/01/former-fashion-leader-peter-nygards-extradition-hearing-on-us-sex-charges-to-begin.html
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