British rapper Yung Filly, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, was acquitted of rape and strangulation charges following an eight-day trial
British rapper and social media influencer Yung Filly has been cleared of raping a woman in an Australian hotel room.
The 30-year-old, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, denied all charges at the District Court of Western Australia.
After an eight-day trial in Perth, a jury on Friday acquitted Barrientos of three counts of sexual penetration without consent, an assault charge relating to an alleged slap, and a strangulation charge. Jurors were unable to reach verdicts on three additional counts of sexual penetration without consent.
However, Barrientos was convicted on two further charges of assault occasioning bodily harm, linked to allegations that he bit the victim’s neck and breast.
Western Australia’s courts confirmed the verdict was returned on Friday morning local time, after jury deliberations commenced on Wednesday afternoon.
Prosecutors had claimed Barrientos attacked the 20 year old woman in his Perth hotel room while on tour in September 2024.
Barrientos has featured on numerous BBC programmes and is widely recognised for his work with YouTube collective Beta Squad. The rapper has represented England on Soccer Aid and appeared on The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer on Channel 4.
Amongst his other television credits, he hosted BBC series Hot Property and Munya And Filly Get Chilly alongside comedian Munya Chawawa, a spin-off of Freeze The Fear With Wim Hof.
The case is due back in court on August 21, where a date for sentencing on the assault convictions will be confirmed. Prosecutors must also determine whether they intend to proceed with the three remaining charges on which the jury failed to reach a verdict.
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