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Nygard faces sex-crime charges in Toronto, but not Winnipeg
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Accused serial rapist Peter Nygard is facing criminal charges in Toronto — but not in Winnipeg, where he launched and grew his multimillion-dollar fashion empire.
Class-action lawsuit alleges Nygard sexually assaulted 10 women, girls at island estate
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A class-action lawsuit alleges Winnipeg fashion mogul Peter Nygard lured women, many under the age of 18, to his Bahamian estate so he could assault, rape and sodomize them — part of a decades-long sex-trafficking scheme his companies helped him achieve.
Dozens of women lodge new allegations of abuse against Nygard
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In the wake of a civil class-action lawsuit filed in the U.S., dozens of women — including some from Winnipeg — have come forward with allegations of sexual assault against fashion mogul Peter Nygard.
Probe necessary to find out if Nygard bribed police, others in sex crimes: Bahamas official
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A senior Bahamian politician is calling for an investigation into allegations that Winnipeg fashion mogul Peter Nygard concealed a decades-long sex trafficking ring at his island estate by bribing police and public officials.
'I didn't recognize you with your clothes on': woman recounts visit to Nygard Cay
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She thought it was an opportunity for a relaxing Caribbean vacation.
Nygard disputes sex-crime allegations after lawsuit accusers quoted in New York Times story
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After a New York Times exposé detailing allegations of rape and sexual abuse against him was published over the weekend, Winnipeg fashion mogul Peter Nygard disputed all accusations through a spokesman Sunday.
Nygard exits company following FBI raids in New York
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NEW YORK — Peter Nygard is stepping down from the company he forged for more than a half-century, amid mounting allegations the Winnipeg fashion mogul has run a decades-long sex-trafficking ring with the complicity of countless business associates.
Nygard sex scandal endangers business empire
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Peter Nygard built his women’s fashion empire through self-promotion and self-mythologization.
Retail chain Dillard's drops Nygard clothing
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A major U.S. retail partner for embattled Winnipeg women's fashion house Nygard has pulled the label from its shelves following multiple sexual assault allegations against founder Peter Nygard.
City councillor Kevin Klein distances self from former employer Nygard
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Winnipeg Coun. Kevin Klein says the recent sex-crime allegations against former employer Peter Nygard are “shocking,” adding he has no current relationship with the fashion mogul.
Mogul's key to the city could be rescinded
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MAYOR Brian Bowman says he’s cautious about how he awards honorary keys to the City of Winnipeg and believes there are cases in which that honour should be removed.
Case no surprise to local Finnish women
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PETER Nygard often said he was proud of his roots in Finland. But some members of Winnipeg’s Finnish community were not so proud of Nygard.
Nygard accuser speaks out
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NASSAU, Bahamas — The first red flag came her first day on the job.
Bahamian woman alleges Nygard raped her as a 14-year-old aspiring model
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NASSAU, Bahamas — It was the summer of 2015 and she walked up the stairs to Peter Nygard’s bedroom thinking it was her chance to become a model.
Sometimes a picture isn't worth anywhere near a thousand words
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It's often been said that you're judged for the company you keep.
Alleged Nygard sex ring fuels raging Bahamas corruption scandal
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NASSAU, Bahamas —The former retail shop in the largest regional mall is shuttered, the lavish oceanfront property is all but abandoned and Peter Nygard hasn’t been in the country for more than a year.
Winnipeg court told Nygard refused to pay bills
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As sexual assault allegations continue to mount against Peter Nygard, a legal fight over the Winnipeg clothing magnate’s unpaid bills returned to a Winnipeg courtroom Tuesday.
Sometimes a picture isn't worth anywhere near a thousand words
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It's often been said that you're judged for the company you keep.
Klein condemns mayor's statement on councillor's past work for Nygard
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Winnipeg’s mayor is being accused of trying to undermine a key council critic after questioning if that councillor’s past job at a Peter Nygard company could distract him from his duties.
Vivid details of trauma etched into memories of women who say Nygard raped them as girls
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NASSAU, Bahamas — They share a common, traumatic experience — all have accused Peter Nygard of raping them as girls.
Strength in numbers in #MeToo era
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The man has money, almost beyond imagination. The man understands that wealth of that level is equivalent to power, because it can buy raw intimidation. That kind of money can afford to be shameless. It can pay for whole armies of lawyers to sow lawsuits. It can find its way into bank accounts linked to key politicians.
Nygard company to restructure amid lawsuits
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After a string of sexual crime allegations and legal troubles that have ensnared its founder, The Nygard Group of Companies is facing its latest challenge: a corporate restructuring.
Nygard companies plan to seek bankruptcy protection in Canada
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The group of companies founded by Peter Nygard will seek protection under the Canadian Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act amid mounting sex crimes allegations against the Winnipeg fashion mogul.
Internal memo tells Nygard employees to preserve documents
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Workers at Peter Nygard’s companies and staff at his properties have been warned not to destroy documents or they could face criminal charges, an internal company memo leaked to the Free Press shows.
Nygard Group gets temporary reprieve from going into receivership
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Just days after announcing they were seeking bankruptcy protection, the Nygard Group of companies has staved off being placed into receivership… for now.
Court orders Nygard companies into receivership
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The Nygard Group of companies has been ordered into receivership, after a judge ruled Wednesday it had not acted in good faith with its lenders and an insolvency trustee.
Number of accusers in Nygard sex-crimes lawsuit climbs to 46
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Three dozen more women have stepped forward to publicly accuse embattled fashion mogul Peter Nygard of drugging, assaulting and raping them over the course of five decades, including 18 Canadians and multiple Winnipeggers.
Manitoba judge approves receiver's plan to liquidate Nygard Group assets, inventory
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A court-appointed receiver has been given the green light to begin liquidating the assets and inventory of the embattled Nygard Group of companies.
Anti-exploitation group pushes for Nygard investigation in Canada
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A national child rights advocacy agency is urging the federal and Manitoba justice ministers to investigate embattled Winnipeg fashion mogul Peter Nygard for alleged crimes against children.
Nygard undermined court-appointed receiver, documents show
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Hit with a class-action lawsuit last February alleging sex crimes spanning decades, Peter Nygard immediately announced he would step down from the Nygard Group of companies, but documents filed by a court-appointed receiver now suggest he continued to cling to the reins of his floundering fashion empire.
Nygard accusers file to amend lawsuit, bring allegations of destruction of evidence
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The lawyers representing the women accusing Peter Nygard of rape and sexual misconduct are seeking to amend their class-action lawsuit against the Winnipeg fashion mogul to include additional complainants and allegations of destruction of evidence.
Nygard lawsuit climbs to 57 accusers
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The number of women who have stepped forward to publicly accuse Peter Nygard of rape and sexual misconduct has risen to 57, according to the latest version of the U.S. class-action lawsuit filed against the Winnipeg fashion mogul.
Receivership leaves Nygard locked out of Winnipeg residence
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Fallen fashion mogul Peter Nygard is trying to forestall the sale of his namesake business’ Notre Dame Avenue property, saying an apartment in a warehouse building has been his permanent home since leaving the Bahamas a year and a half ago.
Judge OKs sale of Nygard's Notre Dame property
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There will be no more Notre Dame Avenue sleepovers for Peter Nygard.
Winnipeg police investigating Nygard on sex assault charges, accusers confirm
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Peter Nygard is the subject of an ongoing Winnipeg Police Service investigation after multiple women stepped forward to file formal criminal complaints against the embattled fashion mogul for alleged sexual assault.
Nygard's lawyers argue U.S. federal court should throw out class-action suit
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The legal team representing Peter Nygard in U.S. court has asked for the class-action lawsuit against him, which alleges decades of sexual abuse and human trafficking, to be dismissed with prejudice.
Nygard Toronto headquarters sale approved
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A judge has approved the sale of embattled fashion mogul Peter Nygard’s Toronto headquarters.
Sons sue Nygard over 'abuse'
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Two of Peter Nygard’s sons have filed a lawsuit against their father claiming the Winnipeg fashion mogul paid a sex worker to rape them when they were teenagers.
Manitoba community strips Nygard name from park
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The Manitoba community of Deloraine has officially renamed a park that for years was emblazoned with the name of the town’s most famous former resident, Peter Nygard.
Judge approves sale of Nygard's Winnipeg warehouse
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A judge has given the green light for the sale of Peter Nygard’s Inkster Boulevard warehouse, one more step in the dissolution of the fallen mogul’s fashion empire.
Judge orders preservation, sharing of Nygard business documents
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Less than three weeks after a judge approved the sale of former fashion magnate Peter Nygard's Inkster Boulevard warehouse, lawyers involved in the case returned to court Tuesday.
Nygard 'serious flight risk,' considered travel under alias, RCMP officer says
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Phone records seized by justice authorities show as recently as this past June, Peter Nygard “was considering the logistics of travelling under an alias,” alleges an RCMP affidavit filed in support of Nygard’s extradition to the U.S.
Nygard's court appearance gives glimpse of man behind tanned, buff visage
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The strangest part, as the man shuffled down the dimly lit hall, was the change of perspective.
Nygard 'top girlfriend,' niece accused in Florida, California lawsuits
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A Florida woman is suing fallen fashion mogul Peter Nygard’s “top girlfriend,” Instagram model Suelyn Medeiros, claiming she lured her and other young women to his Bahamian estate to be raped.
Dishevelled, shackled Nygard led into Winnipeg courtroom for extradition hearing
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Led into a Winnipeg courtroom in shackles, Peter Nygard walked slowly as he came into view, surrounded by sheriffs and dressed in the grey sweatshirt and track pants of an inmate.
Receiver tells judge sale of Nygard warehouse must proceed
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A court-appointed receiver is fighting to proceed with the sale of one of Peter Nygard’s flagship business properties after the transaction was put on hold in advance of an appeal by Nygard to have the receiver discharged.
Arrest 'seemed so surreal': Nygard accuser
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For nearly 30 years, Serena Hickes stayed quiet about what happened to her when she worked as a sales clerk in one of Peter Nygard’s retail stores.
Nygard to spend Christmas behind bars
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Peter Nygard’s legal team has yet to file a bail application, meaning the Winnipeg fashion mogul is likely to spend Christmas and New Year’s Eve alone in jail.
Nygard in custody, empire shattered
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It’s a story that took far too long to break.
Judge clears path to Nygard Inkster property sale
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Manitoba’s highest court has given a court-appointed receiver the green light to proceed with the sale of one of Peter Nygard’s flagship business properties.
Former fashion mogul Nygard seeks bail while fighting extradition to U.S.
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After three weeks in jail, fallen fashion mogul Peter Nygard will fight for his freedom Wednesday morning as U.S. justice authorities seek his extradition to face charges of sex trafficking and racketeering.
Accused sex offender Nygard to spend at least two more weeks jailed while feds review extradition
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A bail application for embattled fashion mogul Peter Nygard was adjourned Wednesday after lawyers for the attorney general of Canada requested more time to examine extradition materials from U.S. authorities and affidavits from his defence team.
Convicted drug trafficker one of Nygard's backers in bail application
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A former Hells Angels associate and convicted drug trafficker is among the supporters who have offered to help fashion magnate Peter Nygard win his release on bail while he faces possible extradition to the U.S. for sex crimes and racketeering.
Nygard lawyer issues public apology to alleged 1979 rape victim
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Winnipeg lawyer Jay Prober has issued a written apology to a woman who has accused fashion magnate Peter Nygard of sexually assaulting her four decades ago, saying he did not mean to include her in a group of accusers he alleges are trying to cash in on the sexual abuse claims swirling around Nygard.
Jail a 'death sentence,' Nygard lawyer argues
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In the 12 years Greg Fenske worked for Peter Nygard, he never saw or heard anything suggesting the fallen fashion mogul was involved in the sexual abuse of multiple women and girls, he told a bail hearing Tuesday.
Nygard held in 'condemned cells' area
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Disgraced and debilitated one-time fashion mogul Peter Nygard spends his days in protective custody near the old gallows in the "condemned cells" area at Headingley Correctional Centre, the Free Press has learned.
Nygard lawyers pitch bail with 24-hour video monitoring
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Lawyers for former fashion magnate Peter Nygard argue they have come up with “as close to a perfect bail plan as you could have.”
Nygard's Broadway building approved for sale
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A judge has approved the sale of Peter Nygard’s Broadway retail facility, the fourth property to be sold since the Nygard Group of companies went into receivership.
Klein addresses appearance in Nygard doc
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A city councillor who appeared in a recent documentary playing poker with Peter Nygard and a group of women says he was never part of the personal life of the disgraced fashion mogul who faces sex charges.
Nygard bail appeal enhances communications monitoring
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An updated bail plan for jailed fashion magnate Peter Nygard is “significantly more robust” than the one that failed to win his release last month, his lawyers say in newly filed court documents, including measures to monitor all his telephone calls and electronic communications.
Nygard's lawyer proposes '21st century' bail plan during appeal hearing
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Peter Nygard is being kept in jail on the basis of “extreme and inflammatory allegations” that are unsupported by the charges against him, his lawyer said at a hearing Thursday.
Legal expert 'shocked' by imprisoned Nygard's phone privileges
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CASUAL observers aren’t the only ones wondering why fallen fashion tycoon Peter Nygard has been provided his own phone in jail while awaiting possible extradition to the United States.
Justice officials say Nygard not getting special treatment
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JAILED fashion magnate Peter Nygard is not receiving “special treatment,” Manitoba Justice officials have insisted in the face of nagging questions about his enhanced phone access while in custody.
Denied: Nygard kept in the slammer
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Manitoba’s highest court has dismissed fashion mogul Peter Nygard’s application for bail — the second time he's tried to get out of jail.
Peter Nygard finds buyer for Falcon Lake property
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Fashion mogul Peter Nygard is selling his property at Falcon Lake, Manitoba.
New lawsuit alleges Peter Nygard directed women to have sex with longtime friend
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A longtime friend of Peter Nygard's is being sued by three women who say they were forced to engage in "commercial sex acts" with him at Nygard's direction.
Next steps unclear after Nygard consents to U.S. extradition on sex charges
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Peter Nygard has agreed to be extradited to the United States to face prosecution on sex charges.
History
Updated on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 4:26 PM CDT: Updated.
Updated on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 8:15 PM CST: Updated with new links to stories.
Updated on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 11:57 AM CST: Adds December 2020 coverage.
Updated on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 12:01 PM CST: Adds coverage in January.
Updated on Friday, October 1, 2021 12:50 PM CDT: Updates with extradition, Toronto charges
Updated on Tuesday, July 11, 2023 3:55 PM CDT: Updates with recent coverage