An Ontario judge has set a sentencing hearing in October for the sexual assault of musician Jacob Hoggard.
A jury found Hedley’s leader guilty of sexual assault that caused bodily harm to an Ottawa woman last Sunday.
Hoggard was found not guilty of the same crime against a teenage fan.
The 37-year-old musician had pleaded not guilty to two counts of sexual assault with bodily harm – one related to each whistleblower – and one of sexual interference, a charge that refers to the sexual touch of a person under the age of 16. .
During the trial, prosecutors alleged that Hoggard repeatedly raped the two complainants in separate incidents in the fall of 2016. They also alleged that he palpated the teenager after a Hedley concert in April 2016. , when he was 15 years old.
The defense argued that the palpitations never happened and that Hoggard had consensual sex with each of the complainants.
His sentencing hearing is set for October 6.
This report from The Canadian Press was first published on June 10, 2022.