Nygard found guilty on 4 out of 5 counts of sexual assault

The jury in the sexual assault case against fashion mogul Peter Nygard has reached a verdict.

Jurors announced Sunday that they found Nygard guilty on four of the five counts of sexual assault and not guilty on the charge of forcible confinement.

This verdict comes on the fifth day of deliberations after the trial, which spanned six weeks.

Nygard, 82, had pleaded not guilty to all charges.

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Peter Nygard, Canadian fashion mogul, found guilty on 4 of 5 counts of sexual assault

During the trial, five complainants testified they were sexually assaulted after being invited to Nygard’s Toronto headquarters for reasons spanning from job interviews to tours.

Nygard took the stand in his own defence and denied all allegations against him.

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The Crown argued the complainants’ testimonies were credible and that Nygard was evasive and unreliable in his testimony.

Nygard is still facing criminal charges in three other jurisdictions.

He is facing charges of sexual assault and forcible confinement in separate cases in Quebec and Manitoba, related to allegations dating back to the 1990s. He is also facing charges in the U.S.

The federal justice minister had said Nygard would be extradited to the U.S. after the cases against him in Canada are resolved.

None of the charges against Nygard in those other jurisdictions have been tested in court.

– with files from the Canadian Press

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