Judge to Rule on Bail Application for Peter Nygard, Who Faces Sex Charges in US

Judge to Rule on Bail Application for Peter Nygard, Who Faces Sex Charges in US
Fashion mogul Peter Nygard is shown during a bail hearing in Winnipeg on Jan. 6, 2021, in this courtroom sketch. The Canadian Press/La Liberte Manitoba, Tadens Mpwene — POOL
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WINNIPEG—A Manitoba judge is to rule today on whether a Canadian fashion king facing charges of sex trafficking and racketeering in the United States will be released on bail.

Peter Nygard, who is 79, was arrested in December in Winnipeg under the Extradition Act and faces nine counts in the Southern District of New York.