For years, those who accused former Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard of sexual assault remained nameless. But now, one of them is speaking out in a new documentary.

Previously referred to as J.B. or the “Ottawa woman,” Jessica Baker is now revealing her identity as the survivor of a 2016 assault by Hoggard in a Toronto hotel room.

Hoggard was found guilty of sexual assault causing bodily harm against Baker in June 2022, and was later sentenced to five years in prison . He’s currently serving that sentence after a failed appeal.

Former Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard found guilty of sexually assaulting Ottawa woman

Though her identity was covered under a publication ban during and after the trial, Baker decided to have it lifted. In a new documentary from CBC, , Baker explains she’s

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