Yet another powerful man has been accused of using his position to sexually abuse women and underage girls. On Monday, Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard was arrested on sex trafficking charges claiming he lured young women over the last 25 years with promises of modeling and fashion opportunities.
The 79-year-old’s arrest came after feds raided his Manhattan offices earlier this year. More recently, 10 women sued Nygard, saying he enticed young and poverty-stricken women to his Bahamas estate with cash and assurance of opportunities in the fashion industry; 57 women have since joined the lawsuit, in which several plaintiffs said they were just 14 or 15 years old when Nygard gave them alcohol or drugs and then raped them.
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