Peter Nygard, a former fashion mogul, has been found guilty of four counts of sexual assault. A Toronto jury on Sunday released the verdict after five women testified against Peter Nygard, 82, that he used a private bedroom suite in his company headquarters to assault them, reported AP.

Peter Nygard, a former fashion mogul, has been found guilty of four counts of sexual assault. A Toronto jury on Sunday released the verdict after five women testified against Peter Nygard, 82, that he used a private bedroom suite in his company headquarters to assault them, reported AP. After five days of deliberation, the court acquitted Nygard of one of five counts of sexual assault and one count of forcible confinement. During the six-week-long trial, the court heard graphic and emotional testimony from five women about assaults that occurred between the 1980s and mid-2000s. According to the prosecutors, Nygard met the women in social settings and invited them to his clothing empire headquarters in Toronto. He took the women on a tour, which ended in his bedroom suite with a bed, televisions and jacuzzi. The doors didn't have handles, and Nygard controlled the locks, added the prosecution. ALSO READ | US: A child killed, four injured after shooting at Texas flea market One of the women who testified against Nygard said she was only 16 years old when an older man she was dating took her to the headquarters, where Nygard sexually assaulted her. When she was leaving the premises, a woman handed her an emergency contraceptive pill. In another instance, a woman broke down during her testimony in court. She said she was worried about complaining against him because of his wealth and influence. However, Nygard denied all the allegations of sexual misconduct and assault. He told the court that he did not recall meeting four of the five women or any interaction with them decades ago. "My position is that I would not have conducted myself in that manner," Nygard told the court. Ana Serban, a Crown prosecutor, called Nygard's testimony "unreliable" during the closing arguments. Nygard's lawyer, Brian Greenspan, claimed that the statements given by the five women were not credible because of "fatal flaws and lack of testimonial trustworthiness." After the jury released the verdict on Sunday, Greenspan said he was considering appealing it. Besides the guilty verdict on Sunday, Nygard also faces criminal charges in other jurisdictions. He is facing sexual assault and forcible confinement charges in Quebec and Manitoba, with allegations dating back to the 1990s. Furthermore, he faces a lawsuit brought by 57 women, including 18 Canadians, in the United States. The case alleged that Nygard used violence, intimidation, bribery and company workers to entice victims and dodge blame for decades. However, Nygard has denied all allegations. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE

Fashion mogul Peter Nygard found guilty of four sexual assault charges by Canadian jury

Finnish-Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard, on trial in Toronto for alleged serial rapes, on Thursday testified that he did not know his accusers.

The 82-year-old founder of Nygard International has pleaded not guilty to charges of sexually assaulting four women and a 16-year-old girl in Canada's largest city between 1988 and 2005.

Asked a series of pointed questions by his defense attorney, Brian Greenspan, including if he knew or ever crossed paths with his accusers, he answered over and over, in a soft voice: "No."

He refuted the complainants' testimonies put to him by Greenspan about sending flowers to them, flirting with them on planes, offering them jobs or career help, or taking them on tours of his Toronto offices.

"No I did not. It was not my habit at all to be sending flowers quite frankly to anyone," Nygard said in one of his more detailed answers.

His other responses on the stand included: "No, of course not. That's ridiculous," and "No, I don't remember anything like that."

The prosecution has accused Nygard of having used his "power and status as a wealthy fashion designer to lure and sexually assault young women."

Five women have said Nygard invited them to his opulent offices in Toronto on the pretense of modeling or designing opportunities, or for a fashion industry party, only to find themselves "trapped" in a top floor bedroom suite, where they alleged he preyed on them.

Nygard said he did not recognize his accusers in police photos, nor when they testified at the trial, and rejected claims he pinned any of them on his bed or ripped off their clothes.

"No. I would have never done such an act. It's something I would never have done," he insisted.

He also denied that he had "boxes and boxes" of condoms stored in his private bedroom suite in Toronto, as one complainant testified.

And, he appeared baffled by another's claim: "It doesn't make even sense what she's talking about."

Nygard faces more sexual assault charges in Quebec and Manitoba, as well as extradition to the United States, where he has been accused of raping dozens of women and girls, racketeering and trafficking.

He is expected to continue his testimony at the Toronto trial on Friday.

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Finnish-Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard, on trial in Toronto for alleged serial rapes, on Thursday testified that he did not know his accusers. The 82-year-old founder of Nygard International has pleaded not guilty to charges of sexually assaulting four women and a 16-year-old girl in Canada's largest city between 1988 and 2005.

Finnish-Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard, on trial in Toronto for alleged serial rapes, on Thursday testified that he did not know his accusers. The 82-year-old founder of Nygard International has pleaded not guilty to charges of sexually assaulting four women and a 16-year-old girl in Canada's largest city between 1988 and 2005. Asked a series of pointed questions by his defense attorney, Brian Greenspan, including if he knew or ever crossed paths with his accusers, he answered over and over, in a soft voice: "No." He refuted the complainants' testimonies put to him by Greenspan about sending flowers to them, flirting with them on planes, offering them jobs or career help, or taking them on tours of his Toronto offices. "No I did not. It was not my habit at all to be sending flowers quite frankly to anyone," Nygard said in one of his more detailed answers. His other responses on the stand included: "No, of course not. That's ridiculous," and "No, I don't remember anything like that." The prosecution has accused Nygard of having used his "power and status as a wealthy fashion designer to lure and sexually assault young women." Five women have said Nygard invited them to his opulent offices in Toronto on the pretense of modeling or designing opportunities, or for a fashion industry party, only to find themselves "trapped" in a top floor bedroom suite, where they alleged he preyed on them. Nygard said he did not recognize his accusers in police photos, nor when they testified at the trial, and rejected claims he pinned any of them on his bed or ripped off their clothes. "No. I would have never done such an act. It's something I would never have done," he insisted. He also denied that he had "boxes and boxes" of condoms stored in his private bedroom suite in Toronto, as one complainant testified. And, he appeared baffled by another's claim: "It doesn't make even sense what she's talking about." Nygard faces more sexual assault charges in Quebec and Manitoba, as well as extradition to the United States, where he has been accused of raping dozens of women and girls, racketeering and trafficking. He is expected to continue his testimony at the Toronto trial on Friday.

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Fashion mogul Peter Nygard found guilty of four sexual assault charges by Canadian jury

At rape trial, fashion mogul Peter Nygard says he never met accusers