Peter Nygard denied bail pending appeal of his Toronto sex assault convictions

Nygard, 83, was convicted of four counts of sexual assault last year after multiple women came forward with allegations dating from the 1980s until the mid-2000s

TORONTO — Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been denied bail as he appeals his sexual assault convictions in Toronto and an 11-year prison sentence.

An Ontario Court of Appeal judge dismissed the bail application, saying that Nygard’s appeal appears to be “weak” and that he presents a flight risk as he faces charges in other jurisdictions.

“I have determined that the confidence of the public in the administration of justice would be undermined by release of the applicant pending appeal,” Justice Lene Madsen wrote in the decision.