Former Hedley singer Jacob Hoggard's sexual assault trial to get underway at northern Ontario courthouse
Jacob Hoggard of the band Hedley poses on the red carpet during the 2015 Juno Awards in Hamilton, Ont., on March 15, 2015. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Power)
The sexual assault trial for Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard, the former frontman for the band Hedley, 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.
Haileybury courthouse. (Eric Taschner/CTV Northern Ontario)
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.
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Hoggard is being defended by attorneys Megan Savard and Kally Ho.
The accused is sitting at a table next to his legal team wearing a black suit, white dress shirt and black tie.
He pleaded not guilty to the charge against him at 11:10 a.m.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant Crown Attorney Peter Keen and Crown Attorney Lilly Gates.
Hoggard was the lead singer of the rock band Hedley until 2018 when the band announced it went into an indefinite hiatus.
CTVNewsNorthernOntario.ca is monitoring the court case remotely and will provide updates throughout the trial.
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