Hedley's show in Hamilton next month is still going ahead, even as sexual assault and misconduct charges against the pop-rock band continue to mount. Several fans lined the front row of Hedley's recent Barrie show with handmade signs, which read #IStandWithHedley. Lenore Lukasik-Foss, the director of the Sexual Assault Centre of Hamilton and Area (SACHA), says those statements ring hollow. Several fans lined the front row of Hedley's recent Barrie show with handmade signs that read #IStandWithHedley. Lukasik-Foss says that kind of messaging makes coming forward even more difficult for sexual assault survivors.

Source: CBC News February 27, 2018 20:18 UTC