Law360 Canada ( November 13, 2024, 1:45 PM EST) -- Application by Nygard for bail pending determination of his convictions and sentence appeal. He sought a stay of proceedings, or, alternately, an order for a new trial and a reduction of the sentence. Nygard was convicted of sexual assault in relation to four complainants and was sentenced to a global sentence of 11 years. Nygard was 83 years old. He grew up in a family of modest means in Manitoba and became a successful and wealthy entrepreneur in the fashion industry. The sexual assaults for which Nygard was convicted of took place between 1988 and 2005 in his private apartment. He also faced numerous other charges that included conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, sex trafficking, and transportation for the purpose of prostitution. He submitted that the trial judge erred in admitting the psychologist’s evidence about the neurobiology of trauma, in admitting cross-count similar fact evidence and inviting the jury to infer that Nygard drugged two of the complainants before sexually assaulting them. Further, he submitted that the sentence imposed by the trial judge was excessive and reflected errors in principle....