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Hedley’s Jacob Hoggard found guilty of sex assault against woman, acquitted on two other charges

Justin Trudeau catches up with his buddy.

TORONTO – Jacob Hoggard, the frontman for the Canadian band Hedley, has been found guilty of sexually assaulting an Ottawa woman but acquitted of the same charge against a teenage fan.

Hoggard, 37, has also been found not guilty of sexual interference, a charge that relates to the sexual touching of someone under 16, in an incident involving the same fan when she was 15.

The singer, who wore a dark suit, hugged his wife in the courtroom after the verdict was read.

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