The first of five accusers to testify that she was sexually assaulted by Peter Nygard wrapped up her testimony on Thursday, sobbing a number of times as defence for the Canadian fashion mogul continued to hammer away at her credibility.Peter Nygard arrives at a Toronto courthouse in a police vehicle on Tuesday. The first complainant in his sexual assault trial wrapped up her testimony on Thursday.
The woman, whose identity is protected under a publication ban, had previously testified that Nygard sexually assaulted her in his private bedroom suite at his Toronto headquarters after they had attended a Rolling Stones concert in December 1989.Peter Nygard's defence lawyer tries to poke holes in sex assault allegations
Brian Greenspan, the lawyer representing Peter Nygard, arrives at a Toronto courthouse last month. Greenspan spent Thursday again challenging the credibility of Nygard's accuser. "Yet when he's being playful in the car about 'come on up for a drink,' what comes to you mind is, 'he's going to rape me,'" Greenspan said."Your clairvoyance at that point didn't cause you to pause and say, 'No, thank you, take me home?'" Greenspan asked.
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