By Leanne Malcolm
Queenstown bouncer Jonathan Dixon has appeared in court charged with grievous bodily harm and assault following a late night bar incident.
A 20-year-old man is still critically hurt in Dunedin Hospital with brain injuries following the attack nine days ago.
Dixon denies the charges, saying the bar's security camera vision - which caused so much trouble for him and the England rugby team during the World Cup - will clear his name this time.
Dixon's no stranger to the media, but today he sought interim name suppression on serious assault charges, saying he didn't want a trial by media.
"I just don't want people to judge me just because of what happened with the Tindall footage," he says. "Give me the presumption of innocence until proven guilty."
Dixon shot to fame last year when he uploaded security camera vision of England rugby player Mike Tindall cavorting with a blond in a bar in the resort during the Rugby World Cup.
But the judge declined his bid for secrecy today, and Dixon denies any wrong doing.
"I'd really like to understand what the allegations are against me," he says. "Police haven't told me."
His lawyer said Dixon has worked in hospitality for 20 years with no previous convictions for violence, and he had not consumed alcohol on the night of the attack.
"Don't judge me, give me the presumption of innocence," says Dixon. "It's horrible what happened to this guy. Horrible. Don't get me wrong, that this guy has this injury."
Dixon's exposure of the Tindall's antics brought him worldwide exposure during the Rugby World Cup and polarised the public. He even said he was more hated than Col Gadhafi.
But he's since been working as a bouncer in bars around Queenstown.
Victim Jordan Sinke was in an induced coma for more than a week after the attack. His father Richard says he's making progress, but faces a long road to recovery.
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