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Why not in Winnipeg? Nygard accusers say prosecutors won't charge him

Women who say former fashion mogul Peter Nygard sexually assaulted them tell The Fifth Estate they believe he hasnt been charged in his hometown of Winnipeg because of his former star status and close connections to the city

Former fashion mogul evaded prosecution in his hometown going back decades, Fifth Estate finds

Why not in Winnipeg? Nygard accusers say prosecutors won't charge him

3 years ago
Duration 44:50
Women who say former fashion mogul Peter Nygard sexually assaulted them tell The Fifth Estate they believe he hasnt been charged in his hometown of Winnipeg because of his former star status and close connections to the ci

Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard is in a Toronto jail awaiting trial on charges of sexual assault. He's also facing extradition to the United States on charges of sex trafficking.

But victims in his hometown of Winnipeg tell The Fifth Estate they believe police and prosecutors there are unwilling to hold the city's former star citizen to account for his crimes.

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