Fashion mogul Peter Nygard arrested, charged with sex trafficking, racketeering

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The fashion mogul also controlled these “girlfriends” using coercion, force, and fraud. He and his associates at times gave them illegal drugs and alcohol before sexual activity. They threatened or berated “girlfriends” if they did not agree to participate, according to the indictment.

Nygard used different tools to recruit women and minors for sex including:

  • “Pamper Parties” hosted at his properties in Marina del Rey, California, and in the Bahamas. During these events, Nygard engaged in sexual activity with a victim on the premises and paid her cash. Some unwilling participants, including minors, were drugged to force their compliance with his sexual demands. Other victims were lured to a secluded area of the property where NYGARD used physical force and/or psychological pressure to coerce sex.
  • Sex and “swingers” clubs, where he directed and pressured “girlfriends” through manipulation, intimidation, degradation, threats, and, on occasion, force, to engage in sex with him and other men for his own sexual gratification.
  • Sexual “swaps” with male friends and business associates, who would bring Nygard a “date” for sex in exchange for sexual access to one of his “girlfriends.”

The Justice Department is encouraging victims of sexual abuse perpetrated by Peter Nygard to contact 1-800-CALL FBI.