Jury selection began Wednesday in Toronto in the sexual assault trial of Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard.
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The 37-year-old musician was charged in 2018 with sexual assault causing bodily harm and sexual interference with a 16-year-old girl.
The two alleged victims are a woman and a teenage girl. The alleged acts allegedly occurred in 2016 in the Toronto area.
The musician of the popular rock band Hedley pleaded not guilty Wednesday morning in a downtown Toronto courtroom.
The trial was scheduled to begin in January 2021, before being postponed three times due to COVID-19. It should continue until June.
