Peter Nygard

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Person.png Peter Nygard  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
Peter Nygard 2016.jpg
Born24 July 1941
Helsinki, Finland
NationalityFinnish, Canadian
Alma materUniversity of North Dakota
PartnerAnna Nicole Smith

Peter J. Nygård is a Finnish-Canadian fashion executive. In 1967, he founded Nygård International, a company that made women's clothing. He was in a relationship with Anna Nicole Smith from 1998 to 2001.[1]

In 2020, Nygård was accused of sex trafficking, rape, and racketeering after the Federal Bureau of Investigation raided his company's offices in New York City.[2] Later that year, he was formally charged and was arrested on sex trafficking and racketeering charges, including allegations that the sex trafficking involved minors.[3]

His activities have some similarities with the Epstein Affair.


2020 sex trafficking arrest and lawsuits

On November 24, 2019, Bahamian police began investigating six allegations of rape made against Nygård. All the alleged victims were under 16.[4] On January 27, 2020, Nygård faced two separate lawsuits after being accused of sexual assault.[5]

On February 13, 2020, 10 women filed a class-action lawsuit against Nygård in New York, alleging that he had raped them at his Bahamas residence. The alleged attacks took place between 2008 and 2015. The women also alleged that he maintained a sex-trafficking ring, and that seven of the women were under 18 when the attacks took place.[6][7]

On February 14, 2020, it was reported that the Bahamian police were investigating the allegations made by four of the women in the class-action suit.[8] On February 25, 2020, the New York headquarters of Nygård International were raided by the FBI and the New York City Police Department in connection with sex trafficking claims. After these, Nygård announced that he would step down from the company and divest his ownership interest.[9] In March 2020, a judge said that there was no evidence Nygård had actually resigned, and that he still owned 100% of the shares of the Nygård group of companies.[10]

On April 20, 2020, 36 new women joined the class-action suit, bringing the total number of plaintiffs in the sexual assault case to 46.[11][12] On June 17, 2020, it was reported that 11 more women had joined the class-action lawsuit, bringing the total number of plaintiffs to 57.[13] On July 9, 2020, Nygard filed a motion to dismiss the claims of 52 of the plaintiffs, stating that "numerous deficiencies" barred their claims, and in particular that the claims of 50 of the plaintiffs lacked any connection to New York.[14] He also argued that the statute of limitations had expired for 38 of the plaintiffs.[15]

On August 17, 2020, Nygård was sued by two of his sons on accusations of directing a known sex worker said to be "his girlfriend" to rape them.[16][17] On August 22, 2020, it was reported that the class-action suit had been placed on hold, the US government having requested a stay of proceedings while the criminal investigation was ongoing.[18]

On December 15, 2020, it was reported that talent agent Jonathan Baram, the Warren & Baram Management LLC agency, and Instagram model Suelyn Medeiros were named as alleged co-conspirators in Peter Nygård's alleged sex trafficking scheme in two separate lawsuits.[19][20][21] On December 15, 2020, it was reported that Nygård had been arrested in Winnipeg for extradition to the US to face charges of sex trafficking by the US attorney's office in Manhattan. On February 5, 2021, Nygård was denied bail and faced extradition to the US.[22]

On February 18, 2021, it was reported that a new lawsuit had been filed by one of the class-action plaintiffs, which named Peter Nygård's niece, Angela Dyborn, as an alleged co-conspirator in the alleged sex-trafficking scheme.[23] On March 26, 2021, Nygård was denied bail for a second time.[24] In April 2021 it was reported that Nygård would face an extradition hearing in November 2021.[25]

On 1 October 2021, Peter Nygard agreed to be extradited to the US, to face the charges against him that were filed there. The same day Nygard was charged by Toronto police with six counts of sexual assault and three counts of forcible confinement.[26]

Sexual abuse allegations

In addition to his alleged sex trafficking ring, over the years Nygard has been accused numerous times of sexual abuse including rape, sexual assault and sexual harassment.

  • In 1968 Winnipeg police charged Nygard with a sexual offence, charges that were later dropped after his alleged victim refused to testify.
  • In 1980, the Free Press wrote that Winnipeg police charged Nygård with the rape of an 18-year-old girl. Later those charges were stayed because the girl refused to testify.[27][28] It was later claimed in a lawsuit that Nygård used funds from his companies to pay her off.[12][29]
  • In the 1990s Nygård settled sexual harassment complaints by three former employees in Manitoba.[28][27]
  • In 2015 and 2017, Nygård was looked at by FBI over claims of sex trafficking. He was also investigated by the United States Department of Homeland Security for 9 months in 2016.[30]
  • On 1 October 2021, Nygård was charged by Toronto police with six counts of sexual assault and three counts of forcible confinement.[26]
  • On December 2, 2021 it was reported that Nygård would face charges by Winnipeg police following a ten month investigation into allegations of sexual assault from eight women against him.[31]


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References

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20181004145057/https://www.forbes.com/forbes/2010/1206/features-peter-nygard-sexual-harassment-answers-to-no-one.html#52f40c70bc9b
  2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20200818005500/https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/fashion-peter-nygard-resigns-company-accusations
  3. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20211022185608/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/12/15/fashion-mogul-peter-nygard-charged-sex-trafficking-women-and-girls/3908214001/
  4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20200127215505/http://www.tribune242.com/news/2019/nov/25/nygard-accused-sex-attacks-police-probing-six-form/
  5. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20200127215504/http://www.tribune242.com/news/2020/jan/27/nygard-two-new-sex-writs/
  6. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20200215193223/https://dicellolevitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Complaint.pdf
  7. ↑ Multiple sources:
  8. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20200215114405/https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/peter-nygard-bahamas-police-investigation-1.5465180
  9. ↑ Multiple sources:
  10. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20200930055703/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/nygard-companies-receiver-demand-1.5495248
  11. ↑ Multiple sources:
  12. ↑ a b https://web.archive.org/web/20201108235841/https://dicellolevitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/30-FIRST-AMENDED-COMPLAINT-amending-1-Complaint-against-Peter-J-Nygard-Nygard-Holdings-Limited-Nyga-Does-No.-1-10-v.-Nygard-et-00530195xE6B76.pdf
  13. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210624202147/https://globalnews.ca/news/7076756/peter-nygard-lawsuit/
  14. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203129/https://wwd.com/business-news/business-features/peter-nygard-files-motion-to-dismiss-jane-doe-plaintiffs-claims-1203671628/
  15. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210510084639/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/peter-nygard-class-action-lawsuit-dismissal-motion-1.5643512
  16. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20200817193304/https://www.cbc.ca/news/peter-nygard-sons-lawsuit-new-york-rape-prostitute-fashion-1.5688920
  17. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210624204805/https://globalnews.ca/news/7280452/peter-nygards-sons-accuse-canadian-fashion-mogul-of-arranging-for-their-rape-as-teens/
  18. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20200822222312/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/nygard-class-action-stay-of-proceedings-1.5696552
  19. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210620113838/https://dicellolevitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/BARAM-FILED-COMPLAINT.pdf
  20. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20201216115313/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/peter-nygard-lawsuit-bahamas-1.5834324
  21. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210620105308/https://dicellolevitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2020.10.22-Complaint-FILED.pdf
  22. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210206225811/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/peter-nygard-denied-bail-1.5902404
  23. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203042/https://globalnews.ca/news/7647957/peter-nygards-niece-at-centre-of-lawsuit-alleging-her-as-co-conspirator-in-sex-assualts/
  24. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210327032141/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-26/canadian-judge-denies-peter-nygard-s-second-attempt-at-bail
  25. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210830200715/https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/peter-nygard-extradition-hearing-to-take-place-in-november-1.5388656
  26. ↑ a b https://www.wsj.com/articles/fashion-mogul-peter-nygard-agrees-to-extradition-to-u-s-to-face-sex-charges-11633119999
  27. ↑ a b https://web.archive.org/web/20181004145057/https://www.forbes.com/forbes/2010/1206/features-peter-nygard-sexual-harassment-answers-to-no-one.html#52f40c70bc9b
  28. ↑ a b https://web.archive.org/web/20200712124923/https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform/peter-nygard
  29. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20201215194323/https://dicellolevitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Second-Amended-Complaint-6.10.20.pdf
  30. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20200925045159/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/25/us/peter-nygard-international-fbi-raid.html
  31. ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/fifth-estate-nygard-winnipeg-1.6267003
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