Former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard appeared in a Montreal courtroom remotely on Tuesday for the first of a two-day preliminary hearing on one count of sexual assault and one count of forcible confinement.
Nygard, the founder of a defunct international women’s clothing company, is facing trial for incidents that allegedly took place between Nov. 1, 1997, and Nov. 15, 1998. The alleged victim’s identity and the evidence being presented this week in Quebec court are subject to a publication ban. Quebec prosecutors charged Nygard in March 2022.
A judge has permitted Nygard, 83, to appear remotely from a federal institution in Ontario where he is serving time. The founder of Nygard International was wheeled into a room in a wheelchair, wearing a heavy coat, a ball cap and glasses….