The trauma caused by the attack in the late 1980s, when she was 21, irreparably stunted her life, the woman told a Toronto courtroom during Mr. Nygard's two-day sentencing hearing that began in July and was postponed until Monday. It shattered her career as a clothing designer and television presenter, caused debilitating health problems and left lasting psychological wounds, she said. I live now still in a veil of sadness, said the woman, whose identity is protected by a publication ban.
After listening to statements from victims and from Mr. Nygard’s defense, a judge sentenced Mr. Nygard to 11 years in prison for sexually assaulting four women, one of whom was a teenager at the time of the attack. Because of the time he has spent in custody since his arrest, Mr. Nygard has about seven years remaining in his sentence and will be eligible for parole in about two years.
Peter Nygard is a sexual predator, said Justice Robert Goldstein of the Superior Court of Ontario, delivering his sentence before a full courtroom. He is also a Canadian success story gone wrong.
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