The jury, which deliberated for about five days at the end of a seven-week trial, also found him not guilty of sexually assaulting one of the women he testified about at the trial, and not guilty of kidnapping. The verdict will be announced later.
The six charges against the 82-year-old former fashion designer concern four women and a 16-year-old girl, for events that took place between 1988 and 2005.
As he left court, Peter Nygard’s lawyer, Brian Greenspan, did not rule out the possibility of an appeal.
In addition to the Toronto trial, the former designer is expected to be tried on similar charges in two other Canadian provinces, Quebec and Manitoba.
He is also expected to be extradited to the United States, where he faces charges including racketeering and sex trafficking dating from 1990 to 2020.
Source: DN
