Jacob Hoggard Pleads Not Guilty at Ontario Sexual Assault Trial

The former Hedley frontman stands trial for an alleged incident from 2016, with jury selection now underway.

Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard has entered a not-guilty plea to a sexual assault charge in a northeastern Ontario court.
The trial is taking place in Haileybury, a community within Temiskaming Shores, Ontario.
Hoggard is accused of sexually assaulting a woman on June 25, 2016, in Kirkland Lake, Ontario.
The former Hedley singer chose to be tried by a jury in the Superior Court of Justice.
Jury selection has commenced, with arguments and evidence to follow once the jury is finalized.