British rapper Yung Filly will face a retrial on three rape charges in Australia, after a jury acquitted him of several sexual assault offences but could not reach a decision on others. The YouTuber, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, was charged with repeatedly raping and assaulting a woman after performing at a nightclub in Perth in 2024.
A jury found Barrientos, 31, not guilty on three counts of rape and acquitted him of one assault charge and one count of strangulation. However, he was found guilty of two counts of assault, for which he will be sentenced after the retrial. Barrientos denied all 10 charges.
The woman, then 20 years old, accused Barrientos of turning violent and ignoring her pleas to stop during an encounter in his hotel room after he performed in Hillarys, a coastal suburb of Perth. The West Australian court heard that Barrientos initially had consensual sex with the fan before the alleged assault occurred.
During closing arguments, prosecutor Danielle Clarke said Barrientos was an "entitled" man with a "moderate degree of fame" who had violated the fan "in the most intrusive way possible". His defence lawyer argued that the accuser's evidence contained "inconsistencies, embellishments and outright lies".
Barrientos will next appear in court on 27 August for an application to vary his bail, and a retrial date has not yet been set. The prosecution said the complainant is willing to give evidence again. Barrientos, who was born in Colombia and raised in the UK, is known for his work with the YouTube collective Beta Squad and has appeared on BBC Three shows and Channel 4's celebrity version of Bake Off.
