Defence, Crown make final arguments to the jury in Peter Nygard's sex assault trial

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TORONTO — The sexual assault case against Peter Nygard is built on a 'false narrative' created by women whose testimony was not credible, his lawyer argued on Tuesday while the Crown urged the jury to reject the former fashion mogul's 'blanket denial

TORONTO — The sexual assault case against Peter Nygard is built on a"false narrative" created by women whose testimony was not credible, his lawyer argued on Tuesday while the Crown urged the jury to reject the former fashion mogul's"blanket denials."

While Greenspan said it's"possible" his client may have interacted with the women Nygard has said he has no recollection of,"what never occurred were the sexual assaults described by the complainants." Nygard, the 82-year-old founder of a now-defunct women's fashion company, has pleaded not guilty to five counts of sexual assault and one count of forcible confinement in alleged incidents ranging from the 1980s to mid-2000s.

In his cross-examination, the Crown attorney suggested there were inconsistencies and contradictions in Nygard's remarks to police in 2021 and his testimony in court relating to the layout and contents of his private suite, among other things. "At the outset of this trial the prosecution attempted, in our submission, to paint a false narrative, to describe Nygard as an evil predator," Greenspan said.

Greenspan went through the details of all the charges against Nygard, arguing that in each case the complainant's testimony was unreliable or not truthful, at times describing specific claims as"pure nonsense" or"simply absurd" – such as an allegation that Nygard lured one of the women in part by offering to"triple her salary" if she came to work for him.

 

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