Jurors of the sexual assault trial of Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard reviewed the testimony and asked further questions on Thursday, after telling the court the same day that they could not reach a unanimous agreement on some issues.
The jury indicated that he was blocked on Thursday morning and was told to continue deliberating. Ontario High Court Judge Gillian Roberts ordered them to listen to the opinions of others with an open mind.
Hours later, jurors requested the reproduction of the testimony given by a close friend of the younger complainant. Both the complainant and her friend were teenagers at the time of the alleged events.
Then, in the early hours of the evening, they asked for clarification on how to use the evidence in a call between Hoggard and the second complainant who was recorded without knowing it days after their meeting.
Hoggard, the lead singer of the band Hedley, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of sexual assault causing bodily harm and one of sexual interference, a charge involving sexual touching of a person under the age of 16.
Prosecutors allege that he violently and repeatedly raped a teenage fan and a young Ottawa woman in separate incidents in the fall of 2016. They also allege that he palpated the teenager after a show by Hedley in Toronto in April 2016, when I was 15 years old.
The defense alleges that the complainants had consensual sex with Hoggard and later lied about it to cover up their embarrassment after being rejected. He also says the palpitations never happened.
Deliberations began Tuesday afternoon.
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