Here's why Jacob Hoggard's sex-assault trial jury didn't hear about his prior conviction

A man in a black shirt stares straight into the camera lens

With the jury at Jacob Hoggard's sexual assault trial sequestered to deliberate on a verdict, it can now be reported that prosecutors and the defence agreed to avoid mentioning the disgraced singer's prior conviction. The former Hedley frontman was found guilty in 2022 for a "degrading rape."

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