The Ontario Crown in northeastern Ontario is proceeding with a sexual assault charge against Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard. The Canadian musician was charged in March with sexual assault causing bodily harm in an incident alleged to have taken place on June 25, 2016, in Kirkland Lake, Ont. A Crown lawyer told a Haileybury, Ont., court…
Hedley Frontman Jacob Hoggard Sentenced to Five Years Behind Bars
Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard was sentenced to five years behind bars on Thursday in the sexual assault of an Ottawa woman, an offence the presiding judge called a “particularly degrading rape.” In delivering her sentence in a downtown Toronto courtroom, Ontario Superior Court Justice Gillian Roberts said Hoggard’s offence involved “gratuitous degradation” and “gratuitous violence.” “It…
Hedley’s Hoggard Found Guilty of Sex Assault Against Woman, Acquitted on Two Other Charges
TORONTO—Jacob Hoggard, the frontman for the Canadian band Hedley, has been found guilty of sexual assault causing bodily harm against an Ottawa woman but acquitted of the same charge against a teenage fan. Hoggard, 37, has also been found not guilty of sexual interference, a charge that relates to the sexual touching of someone under…
Defence Suggests Complainant Expressed ‘Sexual Interest’ in Jacob Hoggard in Messages
Lawyers for Jacob Hoggard are suggesting a young woman expressed “sexual interest” in the musician in messages before an incident in which she alleges he violently raped her. The woman, who is one of two complainants in Hoggard’s sex assault trial, is being cross-examined by the defence in a downtown Toronto courtroom. Defence lawyer Megan…
Cross-Examination Continues for Complainant in Jacob Hoggard Sex Assault Trial
Cross-examination is expected to continue today for a woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard when she was a teenager. Hoggard has pleaded not guilty to two counts of sexual assault causing bodily harm and one of sexual interference, a charge that relates to the sexual touching of someone under…
Jury Selection Underway at Sex Assault Trial for Hedley Frontman Jacob Hoggard
Jury selection has begun this morning at the sex assault trial of Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard. Hoggard, the frontman for the rock band Hedley, was charged in 2018 with sexual assault causing bodily harm and sexual interference in connection with alleged incidents involving a woman and a teenager. He pleaded not guilty to the charges…
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