Disgraced fashion mogul Peter Nygard sentenced to 11 years for sexual assaults

Nygard found guilty

Disgraced fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been sentenced to just 11 years in prison for a series of sexual assaults. Nygard, a pal of Prince Andrew, was found guilty of sexually assaulting four women almost a year ago.

Canadian tycoon labeled a sexual predator

Jailing him for 11 years today, Superior Court Justice Robert Goldstein said: "Peter Nygard is a sexual predator. He is also a Canadian success story gone very wrong." Canadian tycoon Nygard, 83, will have just seven years left to serve, however, having already spent time in custody.

Victims speak out

Nygard's victims labeled the sex offender a monster who wouldn't take no for an answer. The women described how they met Nygard on a plane, at a nightclub, or even in an airport. They were lured in with fake job interviews or promises of connections in the fashion industry and then taken to his private bedroom without consent.

Conviction and denial

He was convicted after a six-week trial in November last year after shamelessly pleading not guilty to all charges based on allegations dating from the 1980s to the mid-2000s. Nygard claimed he couldn't remember four of the five women in the case and said he would have never acted "in that kind of manner".

Guilty verdict

A jury found him guilty on four counts of sexual assault but not guilty on a fifth, as well as one count of forcible confinement. One complainant said she was not allowed to leave his private suite, leading to the confinement charge.