Jacob Hoggard leaves court on May 9, 2022.
Disgraced musician Jacob Hoggard says he’s faced threats while in custody and is being held in solitary confinement, as his lawyers mount another appeal of his sexual assault conviction. The former Hedley frontman’s lawyers are seeking to have him again released on bail.Former Hedley frontman Lawyers for Hoggard are mounting another appeal of his sexual assault conviction.
"I am placed in the special handling unit because of concerns about my safety resulting from my career as a well-known singer and the media publicity my case has attracted," Hoggard said in an affidavit sworn last week. In court on Tuesday, Crown attorney Catherine Weiler cited a corrections official as saying when an inmate is placed in protective custody, it's "entirely voluntary."Former Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard sentenced to 5 years in prison for sexual assault, and he surrendered into custody. He is asking the Court of Appeal to order him released on bail as he seeks leave to appeal at the Supreme Court.
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