Canadian fashion designer Peter Nygård’s bail hearing continues


Canadian fashion designer Peter Nigard, Ontario prosecutor Neville Golwara, in a court sketch on January 6, 2022, at a bail hearing related to multiple alleged sexual assaults in a court in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Appears in a video feed near your screen. Jane Rosenberg)

Toronto — A Deposit Hearing for Canadian fashion designer Peter NygårdFaced with sexual assault and detention charges, was postponed to the end of next week after continuing on Friday’s second day.

NygårdBorn in Finland, has been charged in both Canada and the United States in connection with an alleged incident between 1987 and 2006. He denied all cheating.

The 80-year-old appeared via a video feed from a Toronto prison. He wore an orange jumpsuit and a light blue surgical mask, and seemed to take notes from time to time.

The Deposit HearingLaunched on Thursday, s is subject to a widespread ban that prevents reporting on procedure details.

this week’s Hearing Related to the fees submitted by Canadian authorities. Nygård We are also facing delivery to the United States to face prosecution in that country. Last fall, he agreed to hand over, but the final decision on it must be made by the Canadian Minister of Justice.

The Deposit Hearing It is set to resume on Friday, January 14th.

Along Anna Mailer Paperney

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