Sex Predator Nygard found guilty; Police fingered in Sex Crimes allegedly ignored in The Bahamas

Deandrea Hamilton & Rashaed Esson

Editorial Staff

November 15, 2023 – Peter Nygard, well known Canadian business was found guilty for four of five counts of sexual assault and one conviction for forcible confinement. The verdict was handed down Sunday November 12 in a Canadian court, but the outcome is reviving similar matters in other jurisdictions, the fashion mogul called home

For example, in The Bahamas, Police are indirectly involved in investigating alleged  assaults at his Lyford Cay compound.

The 82-year-old’s infamous sexual exploits stretch back decades to the 1980s; his list of complainants far too long for comfort.  Additionally,  cases of sexual allegations include a matter in New York, where his fashion headquarters was raided.

Meanwhile, Nygard’s health is worsening as he remains jailed since December  of 2020 on US charges which say he trafficked women and girls for sex over the course of 25 years; and now, his other acts are coming to light despite the fashion designer’s not guilty plea.

The jury handed down the verdict on the fifth day of deliberations following a six-week trial in Toronto.

Five women, whose identities were protected, had testified that they were invited to Nygard’s Toronto headquarters under pretexts which ranged from tours to job interviews. They ended up in a top-floor bedroom suite where four of them were sexually assaulted.

One of the five complainants informed that he wouldn’t let her leave the suite, not to mention the non-consensual sexual activity prior, hence the charge for confinement.

As reported by AP News, there were more complaints of feeling trapped, indicative of confinement, describing doors which required codes in order to be opened or remotely controlled by a button close to the bed.

Another of Nygard’s victims came forth reporting that at only 16 years old, when she accompanied an older man she was dating at the time to Nygard’s headquarters, Nygard sexually assaulted her after which another woman presented her with an emergency contraceptive pill on her way out.

All of the testimonies paint a picture of a demented serial rapist.

Kai Nygard addressed the media after the verdict was reached; making strong accusations which included that the Royal Bahamas Police Force was somehow allegedly aiding the elder Nygard in his streak of sexually assaulting people.

Kai Nygard said it was found that the Police ignored reports against the millionaire investor while in The Bahamas and had even returned those who managed to escape his compound back to Peter Nygard.

Kai said what was even more disappointing is that complaints about what allegedly happened in The Bahamas were filed in the home countries of the victims; however, they have been informed that those complaints would have to be taken up with Bahamian authorities.  At this stage, it is believed this would be a futile pursuit.

It is widely speculated that Nygard bought police and political cover, according to media reports.

In an interview with Bahamian media following the verdict, Philip ‘Brave’ Davis, Bahamas Prime Minister, who is also a KC attorney at law, rejected the notion that Peter Nygard was politically sheltered by his party, the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP).

Davis ‘corrected’ the media on Monday November 13, saying the investor was friendly with both political parties and that included the Free National Movement (FNM).

Nearly 40 women filed complaints against Peter Nygard.