The sex assault trial of Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard is set to begin in May after it was postponed multiple times due to COVID-19 restrictions.
The trial, which will be heard by a jury, is now scheduled to start May 2 and continue until early June. Hoggard, the frontman for the band Hedley, was initially set to stand trial in January of last year but it was postponed by several months, and then again to this month. Read more: Trial of Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard pushed to 2022 due to COVID-19 pandemic The trial was delayed again because new jury trials have been put on hold in light of the Omicron-fuelled surge in COVID-19 cases – a pause that is expected to last until at least Feb.
7. The singer pleaded not guilty at his preliminary hearing to sexual assault causing bodily harm and sexual interference. He was arrested and charged in 2018 for alleged incidents involving a woman and a teenager that police have said took place in the Toronto area in 2016.
View link » The complainants cannot be identified due to a publication ban. Police launched an investigation earlier in 2018 after allegations emerged suggesting Hoggard had inappropriate encounters with young fans.
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