Hoggard, the frontman for the band Hedley, pleaded not guilty to sexual assault causing bodily harm and sexual interference during a twoday preliminary hearing in the summer of 2019
TORONTO - The sex assault trial of Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard is set to get underway after multiple delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jury selection in the case is expected to start Monday morning at a downtown Toronto courthouse.
Hoggard, the frontman for the band Hedley, pleaded not guilty to sexual assault causing bodily harm and sexual interference during a two-day preliminary hearing in the summer of 2019.
He chose to be tried by a jury rather than a judge alone, and was initially scheduled to stand trial in January 2021.
But public health measures meant to curb the spread of COVID-19 prompted the courts to put new jury trials on hold for months at a time during the pandemic, and the trial was pushed back on several occasions.
It is now scheduled to run until early June.