Full Breakdown
Retrial Ordered for British Rapper Yung Filly on Australian Rape Charges
8/21/2026, 7:55:29 AM
Background of the Case
Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, known professionally as Yung Filly, is a Colombian-born British rapper and YouTube personality who rose to prominence with the online collective Beta Squad and appearances on BBC Three programmes. In September 2024 he performed at a nightclub in Hillarys, a coastal suburb of Perth, after which a 20-year-old fan alleged that a consensual encounter in his hotel room turned non-consensual. The woman later reported the incident to police, leading to Barrientos’s arrest in Brisbane several days later.
Legal Proceedings and Charges
The District Court of Western Australia conducted an eight-day trial in July 2024. Barrientos faced ten charges: three counts of rape, three counts of sexual penetration without consent, two assault charges (including one for alleged choking), and two additional assault counts. The jury returned the following verdicts:
- Not guilty on three rape counts and three counts of sexual penetration without consent.
- Not guilty on one assault charge (alleged slap) and one choking charge.
- Guilty on two assault-occasioning-bodily-harm counts for bites to the woman’s neck and breast.
The two assault convictions will be sentenced after the upcoming retrial. The prosecution intends to retry the three unresolved sexual-penetration charges. In addition, Barrientos faces a separate charge of possessing a prohibited drug stemming from an alleged incident on May 20 2024 while he was on bail.
Official Statements & Responses
Barrientos’s defence counsel countered that the complainant’s testimony contained “inconsistencies, embellishments and outright lies.” Barrientos himself testified that he did not strike the woman or hold her by the throat, acknowledging only “love bites” and maintaining that all sexual activity was consensual.
Western Australia’s courts have set his bail at a personal undertaking of AU$100,000 (approximately £52,340). The complainant has indicated willingness to give evidence again at the retrial.
Conflicting Reports & Gaps
- Age of the accused – The BBC described Barrientos as 31 years old, whereas ABC, Daily Star, GB News and Mirror reported his age as 30.
- Exact number of charges – All sources agree on ten total charges, but the breakdown of counts varies slightly in wording (e.g., “rape” versus “sexual penetration without consent”).
No further public details have been released regarding the identity of the complainant, who remains legally anonymous.
Upcoming Court Dates
- 27 August 2024 (scheduled) – Application to vary bail conditions.
- 1 September 2024 (scheduled) – Hearing on the cannabis-possession charge at Mandurah Magistrates’ Court near Perth.
- 25 September 2024 (scheduled) – Listing for the retrial of the three sexual-penetration charges at the District Court of Western Australia.
The retrial will determine whether Barrientos faces additional convictions for the pending rape-related counts, after which sentencing for the two assault convictions will be scheduled.
