Convicted sex offender and disgraced fashion mogul Peter Nygard now has a lawyer to represent him on Manitoba sex charges, five months after his previous counsel withdrew from the case. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * Convicted sex offender and disgraced fashion mogul Peter Nygard now has a lawyer to represent him on Manitoba sex charges, five months after his previous counsel withdrew from the case. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? Convicted sex offender and disgraced fashion mogul Peter Nygard now has a lawyer to represent him on Manitoba sex charges, five months after his previous counsel withdrew from the case.
Winnipeg defence lawyer Gerri Wiebe appeared in court Tuesday and confirmed Nygard had retained her. “I will certainly be following up..
. with respect to obtaining disclosure and getting this matter moving forward,” Wiebe told provincial court Judge Tracy Lord. FREE PRESS FILES Peter Nygard has retained the services of defence lawyer Gerri Wiebe.
Nygard, 82, is charged with one count each of sexual assault and forcible confinement for an alleged incident at his former Winnipeg headquarters in 1993. Monday mornings The latest local business news and a lookahead to the coming week. He was convicted after trial last year in Ontario of four counts of sexual assault and remains in custody in a Toronto detention facility as he awaits sentencing.
Nygard’s Manitoba court pro.