Toronto Police Charge Peter Nygard With Multiple Counts of Sexual Assault, Forcible Confinement

Toronto Police Charge Peter Nygard With Multiple Counts of Sexual Assault, Forcible Confinement
A courtroom sketch of fashion mogul Peter Nygard during a bail hearing in Winnipeg on Jan. 6, 2021. Tadens Mpwene/The Canadian Press/La Liberte Manitoba
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Toronto police have announced multiple charges of sexual assault against former fashion mogul Peter Nygard. Meanwhile, the 80-year-old designer consented in court Friday to be extradited to the United States to face charges there.

The Toronto Police Service said in a news release that Nygard has been charged with six counts of sexual assault and three counts of forcible confinement involving six women.