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The Canadian Press \u00a009\/09\/2024 11:21 TORONTO,ONT-Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for his sexual assault convictions in Toronto. His time behind bars will work out to 6.7 years after accounting for credit he received for time already spent in custody. Nygard\u2019s lawyer had argued for a six-year sentence, citing the 83-year-old\u2019s age and poor health, while the Crown sought a sentence of 15 years. Nygard was convicted of four counts of sexual assault last November but acquitted of a fifth count as well as one of forcible confinement. The charges stemmed from allegations dating from the 1980s until the mid-2000s, as multiple women accused Nygard of sexually assaulting them at his company\u2019s headquarters in Toronto. Nygard\u2019s lawyer previously argued in court that a… <\/p>\n

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The Canadian Press \u00a009\/09\/2024 11:21 TORONTO,ONT-Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for his sexual assault convictions in Toronto. His time behind bars will work out to 6.7 years after accounting for credit he received for time already spent in custody. Nygard\u2019s lawyer had argued for a six-year sentence, citing the 83-year-old\u2019s age and poor health, while the Crown sought a sentence of 15 years. Nygard was convicted of four counts of sexual assault last November but acquitted of a fifth count as well as one of forcible confinement. The charges stemmed from allegations dating from the 1980s until the mid-2000s, as multiple women accused Nygard of sexually assaulting them at his company\u2019s headquarters in Toronto. Nygard\u2019s lawyer previously argued in court that a... <\/p>\n

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