Posted March 08, 2017 12:07:16

A northern Tasmanian man accused of indecently assaulting a woman at the Falls Music Festival at Marion Bay is likely to contest the charge.

The 18-year-old from west Launceston was due to face the Launceston Magistrates Court this morning but did not appear.

His lawyer told the court his client was a university student in Melbourne and would be travelling to Launceston at the end of March for a hearing in the Magistrates Court on a charge of failing to give way at a roundabout.

He said his client would enter a plea of not guilty to the charge of indecent assault on that occasion.

The case was adjourned until March 30.

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