A second young woman has been sexually assaulted at the Falls Festival in Tasmania.
Police said the victim was given support after the assault in the camping area on Saturday evening, but she did not want authorities to formally investigate.
It comes after a 19-year-old woman was assaulted by a man during a set by The Jungle Giants at the Marion Bay musical festival on Friday night.
Detective Constable Damien McVilly said Tasmania police want to hear from two women who helped the victim leave the mosh pit after the assault.
A second young woman has been sexually assaulted at the Falls Festival in Tasmania. Pictured is the festival in Byron Bay
A teenager has reported being sexually assaulted in a music festival mosh pit, after the same event was marred by similar attacks last year (pictured is the Falls Festival)
The 19-year-old woman was allegedly assaulted by an unknown man during a set by The Jungle Giants (pictured) at the Marion Bay musical festival at 9:30pm on Friday
‘We want patrons to feel safe and enjoy the event so we urge anyone witnessing this kind of behaviour to report it immediately,’ he said, ABC News reported.
‘Although the mosh pit itself is designed for close contact, any form of touching without the other person’s consent is not okay.’
He said police and event organisers condemned the behaviour, which came despite police warnings about a repeat of last year’s incidents.
At the 2016 Falls Festival three women reported being attacked – two said they were sexually assaulted in mosh pits, and one at the Marion Bay camping site.
Detective Constable Damien McVilly said Tasmania police want to hear from two women who helped the victim leave the mosh pit after the alleged assault (pictured is the Falls Festival)
At the 2016 Falls Festival three women reported being attacked – two said they were sexually assaulted in mosh pits, and one at the Marion Bay camping site (pictured is the Falls Festival)
Tasmania Police last week promised to have plain-clothed officers joining cops in uniform patrolling mosh pits to prevent attacks on women.
Stickers saying ‘Enjoy the festival, don’t assault anyone’ were seen at the festival, some stuck on the backs of toilet doors.
Police urged anyone feeling isolated or unsafe to seek help from police or festival security staff.
Daily Mail Australia contacted Falls Festival for comment.
Tasmania Police last week promised to have plain-clothed officers joining cops in uniform patrolling mosh pits to prevent attacks on women (pictured is the Falls Festival)