Fashion designer Peter Nygard is accused of 'Epstein like' offences at 'pamper parties' on his private Bahamas estate
Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2020 1:52 pm
Canadian millionaire and fashion designer, Peter Nygard is accused of sex trafficking and raping young women and underage girls during 'pamper parties' at his exclusive Bahamas estate. The allegations against Nygard bear a striking similarity to the sex trafficking case involving late billionaire financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Ten unnamed women have accused global fashion mogul Peter Nygard of luring them to “pamper parties” at his Bahamas property where they were raped, according to a recently filed federal lawsuit seen by Insider. Some victims were as young as 14 at the time.
The lawsuit alleges that sex trafficking victims, who Nygard, 77, referred to as his “girlfriends,” were forced to commit commercial sex acts that “satisfied his perverse sexual desires.”
If they tried to leave the estate, Nygard Cay, the victims were harassed and tormented by Bahamian law enforcement and politicians that the millionaire paid off, according to the suit.
Peter Nygard is the founder of Nygard International, a Canadian clothing brand that specialises in designing and manufacturing women’s fashion. In 1987, his 150,000-square-foot Mayan-themed mansion – often referred to as “Nygard Cay” – was built.
Girls would be flown to the estate on Nygard’s “N-Force” jet for “pamper parties,” the lawsuit states, where their passports were collected and their return flights cancelled by travel agency personnel. In order to leave Nygard Cay, the girls needed approval from the owner himself.
“Nygard expected a sex act before he was willing to consider releasing any person,” the lawsuit says.
The Canadian millionaire stored photos and contact information of thousands of women in a database that was maintained by his company’s corporate IT department, according to the suit.
To create this database, which dated back to the late ’80s and included information on about 7,500 underage girls and women, upon arriving at the gated Nygard Cay property each of the potential victims was required to “register” with Nygard International’s event planning team.
They had to provide their name, phone number, email address, and the name of the person who invited them to the party. Then the women and girls were required to pose for a full-body photograph and headshot, according to the suit.
Invitations to Nygard’s parties were based on the physical appearance of the women and girls, as alluded to in recruitment emails that had been sent through company accounts, according to the complaint.
“I have a question that I hate asking but I have to … are your guest same size and you or smaller? They won’t be let in if they are big bonded,” another error-riddled email says.
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Ten unnamed women have accused global fashion mogul Peter Nygard of luring them to “pamper parties” at his Bahamas property where they were raped, according to a recently filed federal lawsuit seen by Insider. Some victims were as young as 14 at the time.
The lawsuit alleges that sex trafficking victims, who Nygard, 77, referred to as his “girlfriends,” were forced to commit commercial sex acts that “satisfied his perverse sexual desires.”
If they tried to leave the estate, Nygard Cay, the victims were harassed and tormented by Bahamian law enforcement and politicians that the millionaire paid off, according to the suit.
Peter Nygard is the founder of Nygard International, a Canadian clothing brand that specialises in designing and manufacturing women’s fashion. In 1987, his 150,000-square-foot Mayan-themed mansion – often referred to as “Nygard Cay” – was built.
Girls would be flown to the estate on Nygard’s “N-Force” jet for “pamper parties,” the lawsuit states, where their passports were collected and their return flights cancelled by travel agency personnel. In order to leave Nygard Cay, the girls needed approval from the owner himself.
“Nygard expected a sex act before he was willing to consider releasing any person,” the lawsuit says.
The Canadian millionaire stored photos and contact information of thousands of women in a database that was maintained by his company’s corporate IT department, according to the suit.
To create this database, which dated back to the late ’80s and included information on about 7,500 underage girls and women, upon arriving at the gated Nygard Cay property each of the potential victims was required to “register” with Nygard International’s event planning team.
They had to provide their name, phone number, email address, and the name of the person who invited them to the party. Then the women and girls were required to pose for a full-body photograph and headshot, according to the suit.
Invitations to Nygard’s parties were based on the physical appearance of the women and girls, as alluded to in recruitment emails that had been sent through company accounts, according to the complaint.
“I have a question that I hate asking but I have to … are your guest same size and you or smaller? They won’t be let in if they are big bonded,” another error-riddled email says.
Full story: https://www.businessinsider.com.au/cana ... ies-2020-2