Singer accused of violent rape

Prosecutors allege Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard repeatedly and violently raped a teen girl and a young woman in two separate incidents months apart, leaving each of them bleeding, bruised and sore as they left his Toronto-area hotel. In an opening statement to jurors Thursday, Crown attorney Kelly Slate laid out the evidence prosecutors expect will emerge in the singer’s trial over the next few weeks. Each complainant is expected to testify that what happened in Hoggard’s hotel room in the fall 2016 wasn’t what she envisioned or wanted, and that she was “crying and saying no” throughout the hours-long incidents, Slate said.