Former Hedley singer Jacob Hoggard's sexual assault trial to get underway at northern Ontario courthouse
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The sexual assault trial for Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard is expected to begin in northern Ontario this week, following a jury selection process.
The sexual assault trial for Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard is expected to begin in northern Ontario this week, following a jury selection process.
Pre-trial proceedings began with Superior Court Justice Robin Tremblay at the Haileybury courthouse around 9 a.m. Monday.
Jury selection began shortly after 11 a.m. Monday with the trial expected to start Tuesday morning. Fourteen people will be chosen to sit on the jury, including two alternates.
Hoggard was charged in 2022 with sexual assault in relation to an incident that allegedly occurred in Kirkland Lake on June 25, 2016.
He performed with his band Hedley at the Kirkland Lake Homecoming festival the day before the alleged incident.
The trial is expected to last seven days, but two weeks have been set aside.
