The former fashion mogul Peter Nygard was found guilty of sexual assault and forcible confinement in a Quebec court on Monday, according to a Quebec Crown prosecutor.The new development marks the latest legal conviction that Nygard, 84, has faced. The executive stepped down from Nygard International in 2020, after federal investigators and officials from the New York City Police Department raided his New York office in relation to sex trafficking charges. He was arrested in Winnipeg in December 2020, and has remained in custody since that time.Quebec Crown prosecutor Jérôme Laflamme told reporters Monday that Nygard had provided no opposition to the Crown’s evidence — and no defense — and he pleaded guilty, according to video footage of his remarks.
“Mr. Nygard’s change of heart was quite sudden,” Laflamme said, adding that the plaintiff had been in the courthouse and was prepared to testify. “I can’t wait to go meet her now and explain the situation to her,” he said.This case is separate from Nygard’s 2023 conviction on four counts of sexual assault, and the 11-year prison sentence that he is currently serving for that.Nygard attended Monday’s hearing virtually from his prison in Ontario. The plaintiff’s identity is protected by a publication ban.A court official in Montreal said Monday that she was unable to share any specifics about the hearing.
