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Peter Nygaard.

This is the story of Peter Nygaard, an abusive, tyrannical sex criminal, who was once lauded as an international playboy and business tycoon.

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He's described as one part Liberace, one part Hugh Hefner, and one part Fabio, with his flamboyant fur coats, his open shirts, and his long, flowing, blonde hair.

He ran a Canadian-based clothing enterprise worth close to a billion dollars.

And at one point, he was one of the richest men in Canada, with close to a half-dozen multi-million dollar properties.

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But today, at 83 years old, Peter Nygaard is behind bars.

An inmate, locked up in Canada.

Serving an 11-year sentence and awaiting several more trials there, and a criminal case in the United States, then a class action civil suit with 135 alleged

victims at last count.

Nygaard was first arrested back in 2020 on multiple charges of violent sex assault and sex trafficking, in Canada, in the United States, and at his luxury resort in the Bahamas.

But his extraordinary history of alleged crimes began long ago, as far back as the 1950s, and they went virtually unchallenged for more than half a century.

Nygaard's victims are estimated to number in the thousands, with some accusers as young as 14.

The accusations against Nygaard have been compared to those against Jeffrey Epstein, Harvey Weinstein, and Bill Cosby.

But Nygaard's numbers dwarf all of theirs combined. And you'll find out why. What made him into this monster as the details of Nygaard's crimes unfold.

Peter Nygaard's story has never been told from the inside like this.

But you're about to hear details that no one's ever heard before, because I grew up with him.

I've known Peter Nygaard since I was a kid.

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