FOG BLOG JUSTICE LOG: JACOB HOGGARD , LEAD OF 'HEDLEY' SENTENCING HEARING, CROWN WANTS 6-7 YEARS!

Hedley's Jacob Hoggard 'a risk to the public,' Crown says at sentencing hearing

Crown has said it will seek a sentence of 6 to 7 years for singer found guilty of sexual assault Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard is a risk to the public, the prosecution said Friday at his sentencing hearing after he was found guilty earlier this year of sexually assaulting an Ottawa woman, while the defence pointed to a psychiatric report that said he was a low risk to reoffend.

The Crown wants the former Hedley frontman behind bars for six to seven years while the defence is seeking a three-to-four year term. The sentence is expected to be delivered on Oct. 20.

Crown attorney Kelly Slate said a psychiatric report completed after the trial shows Hoggard has not shown any remorse and has not taken responsibility for his actions. The 2016 incident took place in a Toronto hotel room and the Ottawa woman told the hearing last week that what happened will haunt her for the rest of her life.

Hoggard had also been charged with sexual assault causing bodily harm in the case of a teenage fan, as well as sexual interference involving that complainant, but was found not guilty on those charges.

The 38-year-old, born and raised in B.C.'s Lower Mainland, had pleaded not guilty to all charges.