Clothier Peter Nygard shall be extradited to the US after going through costs of sexual assault and forcible confinement in Canada, Canadian Justice Minister David Lametti introduced on Tuesday.
Nygard was arrested in December 2020 and accused of utilizing his style enterprise to lure girls and ladies abroad after which sexually assaulting them.
The USA has requested the extradition of the 80-year-old, who has a web value of about $900 million (€816 million).
US authorities have accuse Nygard of utilizing trafficking girls and ladies to the US, Canada and the Bahamas since 1995 to sexually gratify himself and his associates.
Scores of ladies sue Nygard
The US extradition request particulars accounts from seven alleged victims, who mentioned their livelihoods and actions trusted sexually gratifying Nygard. Some 57 different girls have launched a category motion in opposition to him on related accusations.
The Finnish-born Nygard stood down as chairman of his firm in February 2020 after the FBI and police raided his workplaces in New York Metropolis. Nygard Worldwide has since filed for chapter.
His alleged girlfriend, an Instagram mannequin, has additionally been accused of serving to lure two girls to the Bahamas to be raped.
The case has drawn parallels to the case of Jeffrey Epstein and his onetime girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell.
aw/dj (AP, Reuters)