Justice minister orders Peter Nygard's extradition to the United States to face sex trafficking charges. Order won't take effect until charges of sexual assault in Toronto have been addressed. Previous story:
Attorney Gloria Allred represents a woman who filed a report with Toronto police one year ago regarding allegations against Nygard."We hope that the Canadian authorities who will make the final extradition decision will consider her heartfelt request that the criminal justice system in Canada resolve her case, and the cases of any other person who allege criminal conduct by Mr.
"This whole process was about him having a trial in the United States, and his hope and ours is that he'll be vindicated," said Richard Wolson, another lawyer on Nygard's defence team. He said Nygard has several health issues. After that, the Canadian government has 30 days to respond, after which the minister has another 30 days to issue a decision."He wants to face these charges. The only place you can be vindicated is at trial. You can't be vindicated at an extradition hearing," he said.Nygard tried unsuccessfully to get bail. Last month, the Supreme Court of Canada denied his request to challenge two lower court decisions that denied him bail.
Eight files were referred by the Winnipeg police to the Crown prosecutor's office for review in December 2020, sources said.
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