Disgraced Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard, who faces charges of sexual assault, was denied bail in a Toronto courtroom Wednesday.
Ontario Justice of the peace John Scarfe gave his decision on the matter Wednesday morning.
Nygard faces charges in Canada and in the U.S. in connection to incidents that allegedly occurred between 1987 and 2006. Wednesday’s bail hearing relates to charges in Canada.
The 80-year-old Winnipeg native has denied any wrongdoing.
Nygard was xjmtzywfirst arrested under the Extradition Act in Winnipeg in 2020, after being charged with nine sex-related counts in New York. Authorities flew the former head of a multimillion-dollar clothing company to Toronto in October to face the charges.
Nygard is also the subject of a class-action lawsuit in the U.S. involving 57 women.
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Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard is shown in this courtroom sketch in Toronto on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. (John Mantha)
