Jury sent to deliberate verdict in Jacob Hoggard's sexual assault trial
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The jury has been sent to deliberate its verdict in Jacob Hoggard's sexual assault trial Friday afternoon after lengthy instructions from the judge.
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The jury has been sent to deliberate its verdict in Jacob Hoggard's sexual assault trial in northeastern Ontario on Friday afternoon after lengthy final instructions from the judge.
Ontario Superior Court Justice Robin Tremblay laid out the legal principles jurors must apply as they consider the evidence heard in the nearly two-week trial.
Jurors, consisting of three men and nine women, were sent to start deliberations shortly before 1 p.m. Oct. 4.
Hoggard, 40, has pleaded not guilty to sexual assault. The charge stems from an incident alleged to have happened on June 25, 2016, in Kirkland Lake, Ont.
Lawyers for the Crown and the defence each made a final pitch to the jury on Thursday.
Both sides agree that a sexual encounter took place in Hoggard's hotel room after a concert and bonfire after-party, roughly eight years ago, meaning the case has centred on the question of consent.
