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Jacob Hoggard

Canadian singer-songwriter

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Birth nameJacob William Hoggard
Born () July 9, (age&#;40)
Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
OriginAbbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
GenresRock, pop
Occupation(s)Singer, musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, piano
Years active–
Formerly ofHedley

Musical artist

Jacob William Hoggard (born July 9, ) is a former Canadian musician who was the lead singer for the pop rock band Hedley.

Before Hedley was formed, Hoggard competed on the second season of Canadian Idol in when he placed third.

In , Hoggard was arrested and charged with sexual assault. He has since been found guilty of sexual assault causing bodily harm and sentenced to five years in prison. After an appeal was dismissed, Hoggard began serving a five year sentence.

He was found not guilty of a third charge of sexual assault by a jury in northeastern Ontario.

Early life

Jacob Hoggard was born on July 9, , in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada.[1] He was raised in Abbotsford, British Columbia, and Surrey, British Columbia.[2] He is of partial Italian origin.[3][4] He was educated in Surrey, British Columbia, at Senator Reid Elementary School and Mennonite Educational Institute, Yale Secondary School in Abbotsford and at L.A.

Matheson Secondary School, he was also in the City Central Learning Centre.[5]

Career

Hoggard started his career on Canadian Idol.[6] He appeared on the second season of the show and made it to the final three. He formed the band Hedley along with Dave Rosin, Tommy Mac and Chris Crippin.

The band released their debut single "On My Own", which reached number 1 on the Canadian Singles Chart.[7]

In , Hoggard took part of Young Artists for Haiti and the song reached number 1 on the Canadian Hot charts.[8]

Hoggard took part of Artists Against Bullying in to record and release a remake of Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors" for Bullying Awareness Week.[9] Hoggard was host of the Juno Awards of [10]

Personal life

Hoggard married his high school sweetheart in , which ended in divorce in [11] Hoggard married Canadian actress Rebekah Asselstine on December 31, at the age of [12]

Sexual offenses

In , Hoggard and his band members were suspects in a sexual assault case where a minor was found unconscious and shoeless outside a London, Ontario, venue where the band had played.

Rohypnol was present in the victim's blood. The police investigation ended when the victim refused a rape kit and the band sent the venue management a letter stating any discussion of the incident would result in a lawsuit.[13]

In March , he announced that he would be stepping away from his music career indefinitely following Hedley's tour.[14] Since announcing the indefinite hiatus from Hedley following the sexual assault allegations, Hoggard testified in court on May 24, , that he has made a living as a carpenter in British Columbia.[15][16]

On July 23, , Hoggard was charged with one count of sexual interference and two counts of sexual assault causing bodily harm, involving a child under 16 and a woman.[17] Originally scheduled for November 28, ,[18] his trial was postponed several times and eventually began on May 2, [19] On June 5, , a Toronto jury found Hoggard guilty of sexual assault causing bodily harm against an Ottawa woman in the fall of [20] The jury also acquitted Hoggard of sexually assaulting a year-old child who was a fan and one count of sexual interference.[21] On October 20, , Hoggard was sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of sexually assaulting an Ottawa woman.[22]

Hoggard was also charged in March with sexual assault causing bodily harm regarding a June encounter in Kirkland Lake, Ontario.

The charge was made public on June 2. Hoggard was scheduled to appear in court on August 4, [23] This accuser testified in September that Hoggard allegedly raped, hit and choked her before urinating on her in a hotel room after a Hedley concert.[24] Hoggard was acquitted of the charge on October 4, [25]

On August 16, , Ontario's top court upheld the sexual assault conviction of Hoggard, dismissing his appeal and confirming his five-year prison sentence.

Rebekah asselstine Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard was sentenced to five years in prison by a Toronto judge on Thursday. He was found guilty in June of sexually assaulting an Ottawa woman in

It was confirmed that he has started to serve his sentence behind bars.[26] On September 13, Ontario's top court dismissed Hoggard's application for bail, leading Hoggard to attempt an appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada.[27][28]

Filmography

See also: Canadian Idol (season 2)

References

  1. ^"Official site of Canadian Idol - CTV's search for Canada's best".

    Archived from the original on 14 December Retrieved 7 February

  2. ^"Interview: Hedley Refuses to Be Idol". 24 March Archived from the original on 27 March Retrieved 7 February
  3. ^Walker, Liz (28 April ). "Rock star Jacob Hoggard's workout a little too hard-core". The Globe and Mail.

    Toronto, Canada: The Woodbridge Company.

  4. ^"Hedley takes a role in fight against cancer". 18 April
  5. ^"Jacob Hoggard"[permanent dead link&#;], Movie Tome. Retrieved 19 November
  6. ^"Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard will now stand trial in April".

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  12. ^"Hedley Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 18 May
  13. ^"BILLBOARD CANADIAN HOT The week of March 27 ". Billboard.

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  14. ^"Artists Against remake True Colors". Retrieved 5 June
  15. ^"Jacob Hoggard is host of Juno Awards". The Toronto Star. 24 February Retrieved 18 May
  16. ^Stevenson, Jane (29 December ). "Hedley singer gets personal with new CDArchived 28 October at the Wayback Machine", London Free Press.

    Retrieved 18 December

  17. ^Mahjouri, Shakiel (1 January ). "Report: Hedley's Jacob Hoggard Gets Married On New Year's Eve". Entertainment Tonight Canada.

    Jacob hoggard canadian idol After lead singer Jacob Hoggard placed third on the second season of Canadian Idol in , the group signed with Universal Music Canada and released their self-titled debut studio album the following year.

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  18. ^Hughes, Josiah (15 February ). "Hedley Were Allegedly Investigated for Drugging Underage Concertgoer". Exclaim Magazine. Retrieved 7 November
  19. ^JacobHoggard (1 March ). "It's time to speak for myself, as I should have done from the beginning…" (Tweet) &#; via Twitter.
  20. ^ConsumerSOS (24 May ).

    "Criminal defence lawyer megan_savard has called Hoggard after telling jury that sex was consensual with two women…" (Tweet) &#; via Twitter.

  21. ^"Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard testifies that sexual encounters with complainants were 'passionate' and consensual".

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  22. ^"Hedley singer Jacob Hoggard charged with sexual assault". Global News. 23 July
  23. ^"Sexual assault case of Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard put over to Nov. 28". Global News. 7 November
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  28. ^"Judge imposes stricter bail conditions on Jacob Hoggard in light of verdict". Toronto. 6 June Retrieved 7 June
  29. ^"Former Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard found guilty of sexually assaulting Ottawa woman". . CBC. 5 June Retrieved 5 June
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    Toronto. 20 October Retrieved 20 October

  31. ^Trinh, Judy (31 May ). "New charge against Jacob Hoggard surfaces as he awaits verdict in sex assault trial". . CBC. Retrieved 5 June
  32. ^"Tearful complainant alleges Jacob Hoggard raped, choked her after Hedley concert".

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    Jacob William Hoggard (born July 9, ) is a former Canadian musician who was the lead singer for the pop rock band Hedley. Before Hedley was formed, Hoggard competed on the second season of Canadian Idol in when he placed third. In , Hoggard was arrested and charged with sexual assault. He has since been found guilty of sexual.

    The Albertan. 25 September Retrieved 28 September

  33. ^"Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard found not guilty of sexual assault". The Globe and Mail. 4 October Retrieved 5 October
  34. ^The Canadian Press and CBC News. "Court upholds musician Jacob Hoggard's sex assault conviction".
  35. ^"Ontario's top court dismisses application for bail from Jacob Hoggard".

    Toronto. 13 September Retrieved 13 September

  36. ^"Jury finds Jacob Hoggard not guilty of sexual assault". CBC News. Retrieved 4 October