Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard enters not-guilty plea at Ontario sexual assault trial
Sep 23, 2024 | 9:34 AM
HAILEYBURY, Ont. — Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard has pleaded not guilty to sexual assault in a northeastern Ontario court as his trial gets underway.
The former Hedley frontman, dressed in a dark suit, stood up to enter his not-guilty plea on Monday.
A jury has been selected in the trial taking place in Haileybury, a community within Temiskaming Shores, Ont.
Hoggard is facing a sexual assault charge for an incident alleged to have happened on June 25, 2016, in nearby Kirkland Lake.
