- Hoggard, the lead singer of the Canadian band Hedley, was acquitted of a similar accusation involving a teen admirer.
- Jacob Hoggard, the frontman for the Canadian band Hedley, was found guilty of sexual assault inflicting bodily damage to an Ottawa woman on Sunday.
- He was as acquitted of a similar allegation involving a minor admirer.
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In an incident involving the same juvenile fan when she was 15, Hoggard, 37, was also found not guilty of sexual interference, a charge alleging sexual touching of someone under the age of 16. After the jury’s decision was read, the musician hugged his wife in the courtroom.
