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Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard indicted in U.S. on sex trafficking charges

Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard. [Reuters]

The Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard was charged on Tuesday with sex trafficking, racketeering and other crimes targeting dozens of women and underage girls over a quarter-century in three countries, U.S. authorities said.

Canadian police arrested Nygard in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on Monday at the U.S. government’s request under the countries’ extradition treaty.

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