Jacob Hoggard Trial

• Court to learn whether Hoggard opts for jury in northern Ontario sexual assault case

  A lawyer for the Hedley frontman made a brief appearance virtually on Thursday before a Haileybury, Ont., court.

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  Dec 8, 2022
  
• Hoggard case highlights need for clarity on reforms to sex assault trials: experts

  After deliberating for six days, jurors reached a verdict Sunday, finding the singer guilty of sexual assault causing bodily harm against an Ottawa woman.

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  Jun 7, 2022
  
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• Jacob Hoggard trial exposes misconceptions about consent: experts

  At the crux of the proceedings was a clash about consent, as is often the case in sexual assault trials, say observers.

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  Jun 6, 2022
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• Jurors in Hoggard trial ask questions related to consent, review more testimony

  The jury asked for examples related to the second complainant, an Ottawa woman who met Hoggard on the dating app Tinder in November 2016.

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  Jun 5, 2022
• Jurors in Hoggard trial to review more testimony after saying they’re deadlocked

  The jury has twice told the court it cannot reach a unanimous verdict on "some'' of the counts in the case, but the judge has asked them to keep trying.

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  Jun 4, 2022
• Jurors in Jacob Hoggard trial review testimony after telling court they’re deadlocked

  Ontario Superior Court Justice Gillian Roberts told them to think about whether any further instruction or evidence review would help or if they are at a ``genuine impasse.''

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  Jun 3, 2022
• Jurors in Jacob Hoggard sex assault trial continue deliberations after reporting deadlock

  The jury has requested a playback of the testimony given by a close friend of the younger complainant. Both were teenagers at the time of the alleged incidents.

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  Jun 2, 2022
• Jurors wrap-up 2nd day of deliberations in Jacob Hoggard sexual assault trial

  Deliberations began Tuesday afternoon and are set to resume Thursday.

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  Jun 1, 2022
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• Hoggard did not have position of power over complainants in sex assault trial: judge

  Jurors in the sexual assault trial of Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard were told Tuesday that his celebrity status did not put him in a position of power over the two complainants.

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  May 31, 2022
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• Crown alleges Jacob Hoggard is ‘sexual opportunist’ who didn’t take no for an answer

  Defence lawyers are telling a Toronto jury that Jacob Hoggard may have been cavalier and disrespectful towards women, but he is not a "sadistic serial rapist."

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  May 27, 2022