Jacob Hoggard finally admits the truth
Canadian True Crime
Kristi Lee
4.7 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 6 July 2026
⏱️ 77 minutes
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Summary
After nearly a decade of insisting he did nothing wrong, disgraced Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard has finally admitted he was guilty of sexually assaulting the Ottawa woman known as J.B.
The admission, at his first parole hearing in June 2026, was only one of several striking comments that reveal the full extent of the former Hedley frontman's years of denial, manipulation and gaslighting
In this special episode, Jessica Baker joins Kristi Lee to unpack the 11‑page Parole Board of Canada decision. She reflects on the weight of Hoggard’s admissions after he forced a years‑long trial and appeals process and subjected her to years of public scrutiny.
Hoggard wasn’t required to comment on the other two young women who testified against him, whose allegations did not result in guilty verdicts. But the parole board still chose to recognize them in a deliberate and meaningful way. You'll also hear why the board concluded Hoggard still requires “professional, arm’s‑length supervision” on day parole, why they refused to release him directly to his wife and family, and why his request for full parole was denied.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Canadian True Crime, a completely independent project funded mainly through advertising. |
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| 0:14.1 | This podcast often has disturbing content and course language. It's not for everyone. Please take care when listening. |
| 0:21.0 | Hi there. I hope you're well. A quick heads up that there's one more episode coming before the |
| 0:26.3 | summer break. I know that summer has already started. That episode was already recorded and I was |
| 0:31.5 | on schedule and into the final edits when I received some sudden news that had important implications. So I pivoted and went into |
| 0:39.9 | victim advocate mode, and despite my intention to keep today's episode as simple and casual as possible, |
| 0:46.3 | it's turned into a full-scale production. I think I'm constitutionally unable to do simple. |
| 0:52.5 | But all that to say, I'll return to finish off that episode after this one. Again, sorry about the weight. |
| 0:59.3 | An additional content warning. There's brief mention of violent and degrading sexual acts and suicidal ideation. It's not gratuitous. |
| 1:08.3 | And finally, please don't send any negativity or hate to any individuals mentioned in this episode, |
| 1:15.5 | including Jacob Hoggard, his wife, his lawyer, or legal team, or his former bandmates. |
| 1:21.4 | As you'll hear later, our guest today has already received more than her share of hostility, |
| 1:26.7 | and it's not our goal to match |
| 1:28.6 | that energy. Thank you so much for understanding. I have been called the liar for 10 years. |
| 1:40.7 | That's J.B., or at least that's what she's referred to in court documents about this case. |
| 1:48.0 | Many of you will remember her from our Hockey Canada series last year. |
| 1:52.3 | She wasn't involved in that trial, but she does have a very close connection to it. |
| 1:58.1 | J.B. has the unfortunate label of being one of Canada's most high-profile sexual assault |
| 2:04.6 | survivors, someone who testified in the country's first Me Too trial. They believed me a little bit more |
| 2:12.2 | when he was arrested. They believed me a little bit more when went to trial. Even his conviction, |
| 2:17.1 | there were some people who still didn't believe me, the appeal. |
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