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Musician Jacob Hoggard requests bail, says he’s in solitary jail cell amid threats

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Musician Jacob Hoggard requests bail, says he’s in solitary jail cell amid threats

Disgraced musician Jacob Hoggard says he’s faced threats while in custody and is being held in solitary confinement, as his lawyers mount another appeal of his sexual assault conviction. The former Hedley frontman’s lawyer, Arash Ghiassi, appeared in a Toronto courtroom by Zoom on Tuesday morning. Hoggard’s legal team is seeking to have Hoggard, 40, … Read more

Court upholds musician Jacob Hoggard’s sex assault conviction

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Court upholds musician Jacob Hoggard’s sex assault conviction

Jacob Hoggard began serving his sentence Friday after Ontario’s top court dismissed the Hedley frontman’s appeal of his sexual assault conviction. The musician’s legal team said he surrendered into custody immediately before the ruling was delivered Friday, as is typical in criminal appeals. The Appeal Court unanimously upheld Hoggard’s conviction despite finding his trial should … Read more