FBI, NYPD Raid Fashion Mogul Peter Nygard’s Manhattan HQ in Sex Trafficking Probe

FBI, NYPD Raid Fashion Mogul Peter Nygard’s Manhattan HQ in Sex Trafficking Probe
Musician Tanya Tucker (L) and executive Peter Nygard attend the 142nd Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 07, 2016 in Louisville, Ky. Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images for Churchill Downs
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Federal agents and New York police officers on Feb. 25 raided the Manhattan offices of the Canadian fashion retailer Peter Nygard as part of an investigation into allegations he trafficked and sexually assaulted dozens of teenage girls and women.

The search followed a raid on his Los Angeles home on Monday night and came after 10 women filed a lawsuit earlier this month accusing the fashion mogul of sexually assaulting them. Some of the women said they were minors at the time of the alleged assault, claiming Nygard gave them alcohol or drugs and then raped them.

Isabel van Brugen
Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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