A separate suit was filed against Nygard this year by two of his seven sons, who alleged that they were raped at Nygard’s direction when they were in their teens.
Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard, 79, has been indicted on charges of racketeering and sex trafficking by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, National Post reports.
Nygard was allegedly involved in sex trafficking in “the United States, Bahamas, Canada, and elsewhere,” according to a news release from the Attorney’s Office. 57 women, 18 of whom are Canadian, have joined the lawsuit against Nyga
Nygard was arrested in Winnipeg by RCMP officers on Tuesday under the Extradition Act facing extradition to the United States.
The Finnish-born multi-millionaire founded Nygard International, a women’s clothing company, in 1967. He served as chairman of the company until he stepped down in February of this year after police raided his New York office. The raid came about after Nygard was accused by ten women of raping them in the Bahamas. Six of the ten women were under the age of 16 when they were allegedly subjected to sex trafficking by Nygard.
Since then, dozens of other women have joined the lawsuit alleging sex trafficking.
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