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Leader Live
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Leader Live
Rapper Yung Filly faces two new sexual assault charges
The internet personality, real name Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, appeared before Perth District Court on Friday. In March, he pleaded not guilty to three counts of assault occasioning bodily harm, one of strangulation and four counts of sexual penetration without consent. Court documents filed on Friday revealed he faced two new counts of sexual penetration without consent. No plea has been entered for the two new charges. His case was listed for a 10-day trial starting on July 20 2026. The online star has been on bail since October 2024 after allegedly sexually assaulting a woman aged in her 20s in his hotel room after he performed at a venue in Hillarys, a coastal suburb of Perth, the previous month. During his initial court hearing in October, Barrientos was granted bail with strict conditions and a personal undertaking of 100,000 Australian dollars (£52,000), alongside a surety of the same amount, the PA news agency understands. Court documents revealed Barrientos pleaded guilty to a reckless driving charge on December 5. The social media star was clocked driving at more than 96mph on the Roe Highway near the Perth suburb of High Wycombe on November 17. Barrientos has appeared on several BBC shows and is known for collaborating with the YouTube collective Beta Squad. The rapper, who was on tour in Australia, has appeared for England on Soccer Aid and The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer on Channel 4. Among his other shows, he hosted BBC series Hot Property and Munya And Filly Get Chilly with comedian Munya Chawawa, a spin-off show of Freeze The Fear With Wim Hof. In 2021, he won best media personality at the Mobo Awards alongside fellow online personality Chunkz, real name Amin Mohamed.
Sky News
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Sky News
Yung Filly faces further sexual assault charges in Australia
British rapper Yung Filly is facing two additional charges over allegations he sexually assaulted a woman while on tour in Australia. The YouTuber and musician, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, appeared before Perth District Court in western Australia on Friday. The 29-year-old social media star has been on bail since October 2024 after allegedly sexually assaulting a woman in a hotel room after a gig last year in Perth. In March this year, he pleaded not guilty to three counts of assault occasioning bodily harm, one of strangulation and four counts of sexual penetration without consent. Court documents filed on Friday revealed he faces two new counts of sexual penetration without consent. No plea has yet been entered for these charges. His case is due to be heard at a 10-day trial starting on 20 July 2026. During his initial court hearing in October, Barrientos was granted bail with strict conditions and a personal undertaking of 100,000 Australian dollars (£52,000), as well as a surety of the same amount. According to court documents, he pleaded guilty to a reckless driving charge on 5 December. He had been caught driving at more than 96mph on the Roe Highway in eastern Perth on 17 November. Barrientos rose to fame as a social media personality and rapper and has appeared on several BBC shows. He is known for working with Beta Squad - a YouTube collective. He has also appeared on Soccer Aid and The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer on Channel 4.
BreakingNews.ie
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- BreakingNews.ie
Rapper Yung Filly faces two new sexual assault charges
British rapper Yung Filly has faced additional charges over allegations he sexually assaulted a woman while on tour in Australia. The internet personality, real name Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, appeared before Perth District Court on Friday. Advertisement In March, he pleaded not guilty to three counts of assault occasioning bodily harm, one of strangulation and four counts of sexual penetration without consent. Court documents filed on Friday revealed he faced two new counts of sexual penetration without consent. Yung Filly (left) and Chunkz after winning Best Media Personality at the Mobo Awards (PA) No plea has been entered for the two new charges. His case was listed for a 10-day trial starting on July 20th, 2026. Advertisement The online star has been on bail since October 2024 after allegedly sexually assaulting a woman aged in her 20s in his hotel room after he performed at a venue in Hillarys, a coastal suburb of Perth, the previous month. During his initial court hearing in October, Barrientos was granted bail with strict conditions and a personal undertaking of 100,000 Australian dollars, alongside a surety of the same amount, the PA news agency understands. Court documents revealed Barrientos pleaded guilty to a reckless driving charge on December 5th. The social media star was clocked driving at more than 96mph on the Roe Highway near the Perth suburb of High Wycombe on November 17th. Advertisement Barrientos has appeared on several BBC shows and is known for collaborating with the YouTube collective Beta Squad. The rapper, who was on tour in Australia, has appeared for England on Soccer Aid and The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer on Channel 4. Among his other shows, he hosted BBC series Hot Property and Munya And Filly Get Chilly with comedian Munya Chawawa, a spin-off show of Freeze The Fear With Wim Hof. In 2021, he won best media personality at the Mobo Awards alongside fellow online personality Chunkz, real name Amin Mohamed. Advertisement
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Yung Filly faces two new sexual assault charges
British rapper Yung Filly is facing two more charges related to the sexual assault of a woman while on tour in Australia. The YouTuber, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, appeared before Perth District Court. In March he pleaded not guilty to three counts of assault occasioning bodily harm, one of strangulation and four counts of sexual penetration without consent. According to court documents filed on Friday he faces two new counts of sexual penetration without consent, and no plea has been entered for them. The attack is alleged to have taken place on 28 September. Barrientos had been touring Australia at the time of the alleged offences. The internet personality has been on bail since October 2024 after allegedly sexually assaulting a woman in her 20s in his hotel room after he performed at a venue in Hillarys, a coastal suburb of Perth. Barrientos admitted to a reckless driving charge on 5 December, according to court documents. He had been caught driving more than 96mph on the Roe Highway near the Perth suburb of High Wycombe on 17 November. The star is known for his work with the YouTube collective Beta Squad, appearing in the celebrity version of Bake Off on Channel 4 and presenting BBC Three shows. A 10-day trial is scheduled to start on 20 July 2026.
BBC News
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Yung Filly faces two new sexual assault charges in Australia
British rapper Yung Filly is facing two more charges related to the sexual assault of a woman while on tour in YouTuber, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, appeared before Perth District March he pleaded not guilty to three counts of assault occasioning bodily harm, one of strangulation and four counts of sexual penetration without to court documents filed on Friday he faces two new counts of sexual penetration without consent, and no plea has been entered for them. The attack is alleged to have taken place on 28 had been touring Australia at the time of the alleged internet personality has been on bail since October 2024 after allegedly sexually assaulting a woman in her 20s in his hotel room after he performed at a venue in Hillarys, a coastal suburb of admitted to a reckless driving charge on 5 December, according to court had been caught driving more than 96mph on the Roe Highway near the Perth suburb of High Wycombe on 17 star is known for his work with the YouTube collective Beta Squad, appearing in the celebrity version of Bake Off on Channel 4 and presenting BBC Three shows.A 10-day trial is scheduled to start on 20 July 2026.
