Peter Nygard tells his sex assault trial he wanted to 'fully' co-operate with police

TORONTO - Peter Nygard testified Tuesday that he wanted to co-operate with police during his 11-hour interview with a Toronto detective in 2021 because he had “nothing to hide.” Under cross-examination by the Crown, the former fashion mogul accused of sexual assault said he was “pleasantly surprised” to see that the detective had “done his homework” and knew a lot about Nygard's history. “I went in there to co-operate with them fully. I had nothing to hide,” Nygard said of the October 2021 interview during which he was questioned about allegations made against him. The 82-year-old founder of a now-defunct women's fashion company has pleaded not guilty to five counts of sexual assault and one count of forcible confinement in alleged incidents ranging from the 1980s to mid-2000s. Multiple complainants in the trial have alleged they were taken to Nygard's Toronto headquarters under pretences ranging from tours to job interviews, with encounters ending in a top-floor bedroom suite where t