Justice Robert Goldstein called disgraced fashion Mogul Peter nyard a sexual predator who used his position of power and wealth to take advantage of women calling it a Canadian success story gone very wrong Justice Goldstein senten Mr nyard accordingly and found him to have committed these sexual assaults uh in a way that makes him as we have been saying uh recognizes the description of him as a sexual predator in the cing the judge called niggard a narcissist who felt entitled to do whatever he wanted niggard was convicted of sexually assaulting four wom in the private bedroom of his Toronto fashion headquarters between the 1980s and mid 2000s one was just 16 victim's Advocate Shannon read a statement from one of the women we did this to ensure every victim of sexual assault will remember this trial and feel the strength and confidence to come forward and not be threat threatened by social status or money dozens of women from around the world have alleged they were assaulted by niggard he faces charges in Manitoba Quebec and the United States some of those alleged victims were here in court for the sentencing many of us have waited for this day um for quite a few years for me I'm a 21-year Survivor I've been waiting for this day for 21 years the 83-year-old wore a black Canada Goose Parker with a hood over over his head his bearded face shielded by a visor he declined to address the court the judge mostly rejected calls for leniency based on nygard's age and failing Health nygard's lawyer promises to appeal the conviction and the sentence so he's just going to continue to uh defend himself where he can appeal where he can and continue to maintain his innocence in all of these matters for niggard this marks the end of a stunning fall once a rich and Powerful player in the fashion world now likely to spend his final years in prison Jamie stashin CBC News Toronto