Swamp Thing's drummer Michael Barker, who is Tristan's father, is pictured here performing at WOMADelaide 2013. Picture: Dylan Coker Source: The Advertiser
INTERNET troll Tristan Barker will face a New Zealand court tomorrow accused of assaulting a Today Tonight reporter.
Channel Seven's Dave Eccleston travelled to Rotorua, where Mr Barker is living with his father Michael, a former drummer of bands Split Enz and The John Butler Trio, for the interview.
Mr Barker jnr had reportedly agreed to be questioned but when the pair met the internet troll allegedly physically lashed out at the reporter, who required medical attention.
Mr Eccleston had wanted to ask the keyboard warrior about widespread accusations of online bullying. Mr Barker jnr has hundreds of thousands of teenage "fans" who read his rants on Facebook and Twitter.
Today Tonight has previewed their story on the notorious Tristan Barker, including his alleged assault on a Today Tonight reporter. Featuring next week on Seven.
He was charged with common assault. The penalty is a maximum one year imprisonment.
News Ltd has discovered if Mr Barker jnr, 18, is found guilty of assaulting the journalist he will earn a criminal record as he has previously appeared in a New Zealand court.
Are they Super XD Trollz, cyber-bullies or brats with brains? You decide if Nebz and Tristan from Facebeef have too much time on their hands.
New Zealand law allows criminals to be given a chance for a first offence under a "diversion" scheme which means offenders do not get a criminal record.
But Mr Barker jnr was charged with wilful damage in March 2012. Details of the alleged offence are unknown.
On 23 May last year Mr Barker jnr was given "diversion" by a district court judge and walked free without a criminal record.
Tristan Barker has been arrested and charged for an alleged assault in New Zealand on a TV reporter. Picture: Kerry Grant/ Herald on Sunday NZ
His father was in Adelaide this weekend to play at the WOMADelaide festival as part of his group The Swamp Thing.
He told News Limited yesterday he was focusing on "making good music" and "earning a quid" rather than the sideshow his son has become in recent days.
He said of his son's online diatribes: "We live in a world where we can voice our opinions and that is a great thing."
Today Tonight reporter David Eccleston was allegedly assaulted by internet troll Tristan Barker.
Mr Barker snr questioned the assertion that his son was impacting on his career.
"Destroying (my career)?" he said. "I won't deny this is not normal for me to have people like you talking to me about this type of thing."
Meanwhile, a friend of Mr Barker jnr, "Nebz Adlay", has posted a message online saying because of legal issues Mr Barker jnr would not be using social media until further notice.
Triple M's Grill Team managed to have a rough time interviewing Tristan Barker who is dubbed 'Australia's worst internet troll'.
Some footage of the incident emerged online yesterday and will screen in full on Monday night's episode of Today Tonight.
Tristan Barker has made international headlines for his cyber attacks.
Internet troll Tristan Barker singing with his dad Michael Barker in bottom right corner, on drums.
The 18-year-old is currently wanted for questioning by Melbourne police in relation to allegations of a sustained harassment campaign against a small business owner.
Police cannot do anything until he returns from Rotorua.
Who is Tristan Barker?
Barker, 18, has a track record of terrorising vulnerable members of the community, and has said his aim was to see how far he can push his 300,000-plus teenage internet-subscribed fans.
He has used internet portals Facebook and Twitter to encourage harassment and ridicule of everyone from Muslims, businesses, local and overseas celebrities, murder victims and people who have committed suicide as a result of online bullying.
As well as using his own personal Facebook profile, which has more than 300,000 "friends'', to push nasty crusades, Mr Barker is also a ringleader of Facebeef, a Facebook group page with 43,000 "likes''.
In an exclusive interview Mr Barker admitted to causing havoc online whilst high on "Red Bull and Ritalin''.
"I would consider myself an entertainer,'' he boasted.
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