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 Savard suggested this morning that the woman, who was 16 at the time, was reciprocating Hoggard’s sexual interest as they exchanged messages in 2016.
The woman replied that while she may “potentially” have expressed sexual interest in Hoggard, she never said she wanted to have sex with him or discussed any plans to have sex.
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