Indecent assault accused seeks to prevent prosecution

A man accused of indecently assaulting a young girl during the 1980s has brought a High Court challenge aimed at preventing his prosecution. Picture: Billy Higgins

A man accused of indecently assaulting a young girl during the 1980s has brought a High Court challenge aimed at preventing his prosecution.

The man, who was a teenager at the time of the alleged offences, claims he should not be tried on grounds including that the matter was dealt with by the authorities in the mid-1980s.