Fashion mogul Peter Nygard appears virtually before Quebec judge on sex charges
Canadian style mogul Peter Nygard appeared nearly earlier than a Quebec courtroom choose from a Toronto jail immediately to be charged with sexual assault and forcible confinement.
Nygard, in an orange jumpsuit and carrying a blue masks, took notes throughout the transient proceedings.
He was represented by a Montreal lawyer who waived the studying of the costs and reserved a choice on whether or not a future trial can be earlier than a jury or a choose alone.
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An arrest warrant issued in Montreal alleges Nygard, 80, dedicated one rely of sexual assault and one rely of forcible confinement involving the identical sufferer, between Nov. 1, 1997 and Nov. 15, 1998.
A publication ban was requested within the Montreal case and the Crown has opposed bail, a technicality since Nygard is already detained whereas dealing with sex-related fees in Toronto and the USA.
The Montreal case is about to return to courtroom on April 4.
