Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard took the stand in his sexual assault trial on Tuesday, denying that he raped his accuser and painting a dramatically different picture of their encounter eight years ago.

Wearing a dark suit, Hoggard told a jury that he and the complainant in the case had a consensual one-night stand in Kirkland Lake, Ont., after his then-band Hedley performed a show.

Hoggard told jury that he and the complainant had a consensual one-night stand in Kirkland Lake, Ont., after his then-band Hedley performed.{ai:summary}<p>Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard testified in his sexual assault trial, denying allegations of rape. He described the encounter with his accuser eight years prior as a consensual one-night stand following a performance in Kirkland Lake, Ontario. </p><p>#crime</p>

Hoggard takes stand in sex assault trial, denies he raped complainant

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