Canadian designer Peter Nygard consents to US extradition
by Reuters from on (#5Q7TK)
Nygard faces sex trafficking and racketeering charges in US, as well as sexual assault and forcible confinement charges in Canada
The Canadian fashion designer Peter Nygard has consented to extradition to the US, where he faces sex trafficking and racketeering charges, lawyers for the prosecution and defence said at a hearing on Friday.
Separately, Toronto police service issued a statement saying it had an arrest warrant for Nygard on six charges of sexual assault and three charges of forcible confinement between 1987 and 2006.
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