Former Copperbelt MLA Haakon Arntzen could find himself back on trial in Dawson City next June.

The prospect arose after Yukon Supreme Court Justice Leigh Gower tentatively set a trial for between June 11 and June 15, 2007 for the three indecent assault charges Arntzen won his appeal for earlier this year.

Last May, the B.C./Yukon Court of Appeal ordered a new trial for Arntzen on the charges, which date back to the 1970s.

In Yukon Supreme Court on Tuesday, the court heard Arntzen would prefer the trial to be held in Dawson, given the wide publicity the case has garnered in Whitehorse.

Arntzen, 60, is also choosing a trial by jury rather than judge alone.

Crown prosecutor John Phelps said the Crown isn't taking issue with Arntzen's request for the Dawson venue.

Phelps has been in contact with Arntzen's lawyer, Brian Beresh. (Lawyer Andre Roothman appeared as Beresh's agent in court).

While Gower tentatively set the June dates for trial, he also scheduled the matter to come back on Oct. 6 for confirmation before Justice Ron Veale.

Gower presided over the original trial and won't be hearing the June 2007 proceeding.

Phelps said the Crown expects to have about seven witnesses take the stand over the course of the trial.

Arntzen resigned as an independent MLA after he received a 15-month conditional sentence following the first trial. He had been elected in 2002 as a Yukon Party MLA.

A stay was placed on his sentence until his appeal, which he won.

Liberal Leader Arthur Mitchell was elected in a November 2005 byelection to represent the Copperbelt riding following Arntzen's resignation.