The Mighty Has Fallen: Peter Nygard

Peter J. Nygård is a Finnish-Canadian businessman, former fashion executive and convicted sex offender. In 1967 he founded #Nygård International, a Winnipeg-based company that initially was a sportswear manufacturer before producing women's apparel.He was rated the 70th richest Canadian by Canadian Business magazine in 2009, with a net worth of CA$817 million, while in 2017 his net worth was estimated to be CA$900 million. In December 2020, Nygård was formally charged on sex trafficking and racketeering charges, including allegations of sex trafficking involving minors. In October 2021, he was again charged in Canada with multiple counts of sexual assault and forcible confinement in incidents that occurred between the mid-1980s and mid-2000s; accusations of sexual misconduct by Nygård date as far back as 1968. In November 2023, a Canadian court convicted Nygård of four counts of sexual assault.In September 2024, he was sentenced to 11 years in prison for 4 counts of sexual assault. #peternygard