PAMPER PARTY PLAYBOY
Accused of drugging, raping underage girls at Bahamas orgies
Rags-to-riches garment business legend Peter Nygard was accused of sex trafficking underage “girlfriends” to both satisfy his perverse sexual peccadilloes and lure new victims to drug-fueled “pamper parties” at his beachfront Bahamas home, a stunning new lawsuit alleged Thursday.
The Manhattan Federal Court filing claimed the 76-year-old Nygard raped seven girls, ages 14 to 16, at his private Nygard Cay getaway in the Bahamas — with some of the terrified teens drugged before they were sexually assaulted.
Among the guests at Nygard’s luxury property over the years was Prince Anyear. drew, who came under scrutiny for his close ties to Jeffrey Esptein before the accused sex fiend committed suicide last
The twisted Nygard asked his house guests to engage in depraved activities involving human waste, and use a sex toy on him, the 99-page lawsuit alleged. Four of his teen rape victims were virgins before they were lured into the bedroom at the multi-millionaire’s warm weather home, according to court documents.
Nygard amassed a decades-old database of more than 7,500 women and underaged girls, dating back to 1987 and maintained by the Nygard Companies’ IT department, according to the class action suit that identified 10 “Jane Does” as plaintiffs.
The victims were often recruited through regular company events known as “pamper parties,” where women promised interviews for high-end modeling jobs were instead used for sex at wild parties featuring cocaine and alcohol inside the Bahamas residence, the federal court paperwork charged.
“Nygard used his considerable influence in the fashion industry, his power through corruption of officials, and a network of company employees under his direction to groom and entice underage girls and women,” the lawsuit alleged.
“Nygard would use means of alcohol, drugs, force fraud and/or other forms of coercion to engage in commercial sex acts with these children and women … in many cases, with knowledge that they
were less than eighteen years old.”
An email to Nygard’s business for comment on the salacious allegations was not returned Thursday.
Two years ago, the company — with its Times Square global headquarters — marked its 50th anniversary, the culmination of its founder’s unlikely ascension from Finnish immigrant to worldwide success and head of his eponymous clothing empire. The self-made man, who borrowed $8,000 to launch his women’s clothing business, once lived in a Manhattan apartment near his flagship Midtown store.
A Daily News reporter was escorted from the building after asking about Nygard and the lawsuit.
According to the lawsuit, some of the girlfriends were placed on the Nygard Companies payroll and paid monthly for “modeling and promotional services” rather than their duties as full-time sex workers.
Nygard, known for a flowing mane of hair spilling down to his shoulders and a buff physique belying his age, launched his business in 1968. He has steered clear of the Bahamas property since he was sentenced last year to 90 days in jail and a $150,000 in fines for alleged environmental violations at Nygard Cay.
Back in 1987, Nygard designed and built the luxurious property that, according to the lawsuit, was turned into a den of torture where underaged girls were routinely assaulted.
The new lawsuit alleged that local Bahamian police were paid by Nygard to harass or threaten any sexual abuse victims considering legal action against their accused tormentor. “Due to his power and influence in the Bahamas and worldwide, Nygard’s victims reasonably believe that he can have them killed if they pursue their claims,” the suit alleged.