Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard arrested for sexual offenses with minors.
A news release from the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York says the charges arise “out of a decades-long pattern of criminal conduct involving at least dozens of victims in the United States, the Bahamas, and Canada, among other locations.”
The release was issued on behalf of Audrey Strauss, the acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr. with the FBI’s New York office, and Dermot Shea, commissioner of the New York City police.
Nygard was arrested in Winnipeg on Monday under the Extradition Act. He appeared in front of a judge Tuesday afternoon.
Nygard slowly entered the courtroom shackled and surrounded by three sheriffs. His long grey hair was tied back in a messy bun. He wore green-colored sweat pants with a bright yellow stripe down the leg and a wide black belt. A white non-medical mask covered his face.
He was ordered held in custody. No date was set for a bail hearing and the case is due back in court on Jan. 13.
The U.S. authorities allege that over 25 years, Nygard used his fashion company’s influence, as well as its employees and funds, to recruit and use women and girls for the sexual gratification of himself and his friends and business associates.
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