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THIS POST CONTAINS GRAPHIC DETAILS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT
Hedley was a small time Canadian rock band success story, winning Canadian Idol, and getting some fame. Enough fame for the lead singer Jacob Hoggard to get a few willing groupies. Clearly that wasn’t enough, I guess it’s not as fun when they are willing to be degraded? Hedley posted on their Facebook in February 2018, that they all incorporated certain rock and roll cliches. So, in other words, sex with groupies.
Canadian rock musician Jacob Hoggard was found guilty of sexual assault causing bodily harm after violently raping an Ottawa woman in the fall of 2016, but a Toronto jury acquitted him of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old fan.
June 5, 2022
Hoggard admitted to that he liked rough sex, sex that is degrading to women. Yet, he was acquitted of sexual assaulting a 16 year old fan. Hoggard was however, found guilty of sexual assault against another woman (in 2016) for what is described as a violent rape.
spitting, slapping, name-calling and urination — were part of Hoggard’s sexual repertoire
The relationship between the 24-year-old, petite blond and Jacob Hoggard, the frontman for Canadian rock band Hedley, began in the fall of 2016 with a surprise Tinder swipe in the nation’s capital. She says it developed into daily Snapchat flirtations before ending two weeks later in a Toronto hotel room, where, she says, the singer raped her and sent her away crying uncontrollably.
Hoggard denies the allegation and says the pair had consensual sex in his hotel room.
Originally the woman didn’t claim rape or assault, as she had willingly accepted the invitation to meet and have sex with the man. She did not consent to the violence of the acts, even though she was in shock, didn’t fight back and stayed with him for 5 hours. The woman in question reported what happened to her friends as soon as she left the hotel. Then went for a medical exam 6 days later and had the records to show.
What is it with Canadian Rock Stars and Tinder? Matthew Good used Tinder in 2018.
This case seems legitimate to me. Given that that case went to trial by Jury and a guilty verdict was issued, I would assume the evidence was pretty solid. Deliberations lasted more than 40 hours before the jury returned with a decision.
Sentencing will take place over this summer. Maximum penalty could be 14 years.
“I can still to this day picture his face and how scary he looked and how scared I was.”
She says she remembers seeing herself reflected in the mirror over the bed. “He was choking me, and my face went so red.” She says he didn’t stop assaulting her even though she was bleeding from her vagina and anus. At one point, she says, he pulled her off the bed by her legs and dragged her into the bathroom. She says Hoggard asked several times if he could urinate on her, then asked if she wanted to pee on him. She says he backed off when she kept repeating, “No, that’s disgusting.”
‘I said stop’: Ottawa woman accuses Hedley singer Jacob Hoggard of rape – 2018
Trial by Jury
A description of a masturbation video was included in an agreed statement of facts that was presented during trial, but there was no mention of how police obtained it. Both complainants testified during trial that Hoggard sent them a video of himself masturbating.
7 things the jurors didn’t hear in the Jacob Hoggard sexual assault trial
The Jury did however hear Hoggard admit that he lied to the 16 year old, telling her he loved her and talked about marriage with her – so she would have sex with him. He also admitted to lying, to hiding his sexual escapades from the woman he married in December 2018.
Gets Married While Awaiting Trial
Hoggard (born 1984) married actress Rebekah Asselstine (born 1990) on New Years Eve December 31, 2018. His second wife.
The couple have a young son together now, and are living in BC, he is working as a carpenter. His music career is over. His time in court is not over though. He has another court case in August 2022, for another sexual assault.
“Hoggard is facing a new count of sexual assault causing bodily harm, related to an alleged incident involving a third complainant in Kirkland Lake, Ont., in June 2016.
That charge was only made public on Tuesday, after the jury in his trial was sequestered, to ensure they were not influenced by the new allegations.
Hoggard is scheduled to appear in court on the latest charge on August 4.”
Former Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard found guilty of sexually assaulting Ottawa woman – June 5, 2022
GUILTY
In October 2022, CTV posted a good timeline of events you can go read.
On June 5th, 2022 Hoggard is found guilty of raping an Ottawa woman but not guilty of groping and raping a teenage fan. He will likely face more than two years in prison. On October 6, 2022 the Ottawa woman Hoggard was convicted of sexually assaulting files a $2.8 million lawsuit against him.
October 20th, 2022 He is found guilty and sentenced to 5 years.
Updated September 15, 2023 Originally uploaded June 7, 2022