Hedley Jacob Hoggard

The alleged 2016 sexual assault in Kirkland Lake, Ont., can be reported by the Star now that the Hedley singer's Toronto jury has been sequestered for ...

Hoggard sent that video to one of the complainants, according to her testimony, and Crippin said he also received the video from Hoggard as an unwanted “locker room” joke. She also excluded some text messages in which Hoggard asks whether his limo driver should pick the 15-year-old complainant up from school in their initial attempt to meet, and another where he appears to reference that she is in Grade 10. She also found that Hoggard’s alleged interactions with the teen complainant — which could be considered grooming and deceitful — would not lead the jury to conclude he is a rapist, or make them want to convict him regardless. The Crown argued this evidence could be used to bolster the complainant’s credibility. The woman said she came forward to support the Ottawa complainant after her story was initially published by the CBC in 2018. Both complainants in the Toronto trial first came forward to police in 2018, about a year-and-a-half after the alleged sexual assaults took place. That she sent him nude photos is relevant to her assertion that she trusted him, Roberts said. He has pleaded not guilty to two counts of sexual assault causing bodily harm and sexual touching of a person under the age of 16. That woman testified she met the singer at the festival when she was 12 when he gave his cellphone number to her parents. He is also accused of groping the teen fan after a concert when she was 15. His lawyer argued both women fabricated their allegations because Hoggard used them for casual sex and they felt discarded and regretted the sexual encounter — a motive Superior Court Justice Gillian Roberts said outside the jury’s presence sounds like “a stretch.” According to court documents, Hoggard allegedly sexually assaulted the complainant in Kirkland Lake, Ont., on June 25, 2016 — just a few months before he allegedly raped the two complainants in his current trial.

Jury deliberations in earlier case against Hoggard have begun, meaning new charge can be made public.

The younger complainant said Hoggard pushed her face into the pillows, making it difficult for her to breathe. The second complainant, meanwhile, said he choked her hard enough to make her fear for her life. He agreed the spitting, slapping, name-calling and request for urination may have happened because those were among his sexual preferences. Both complainants have testified they cried and said no throughout the encounters. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges. But jurors there have now begun their deliberations, meaning the new charge can be made public.

The new charge - of sexual assault causing bodily harm - is alleged to have taken place during the 2016 Kirkland Lake Homecoming.

The younger complainant said Hoggard pushed her face into the pillows, making it difficult for her to breathe. The second complainant, meanwhile, said he choked her hard enough to make her fear for her life. Both complainants have testified they cried and said no throughout the encounters.

Jacob Hoggard has pleaded not guilty to two counts of sexual assault causing bodily harm and one of sexual interference.

It is entirely subjective in nature,” she said, quoting from the appeal decision. They allege the complainants lied about being raped to cover up their embarrassment after being rejected by a “rock star.” Prosecutors say jurors should consider the similarities as indicating a pattern of behaviour.

TORONTO - Jurors are to continue their deliberations today in the sexual assault trial of Jacob Hoggard, the l...

TORONTO - Jurors are to continue their deliberations today in the sexual assault trial of Jacob Hoggard, the l...