British rapper Yung Filly, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, will undergo a retrial on three rape charges in Australia. A jury last month found him not guilty on three rape counts and acquitted him of one assault charge and one strangulation charge. However, the jury found him guilty of two counts of assault, for which sentencing will be deferred until after the retrial concludes.
Barrientos, a 31-year-old social media personality known for his work with the YouTube collective Beta Squad, was charged following allegations that he sexually assaulted a 20-year-old woman in his hotel room in Hillarys, a coastal suburb of Perth, after performing at a nightclub in 2024. The court heard testimony that the two engaged in consensual sexual activity initially, after which the woman alleged the defendant became violent and disregarded her requests to stop. Barrientos maintained his innocence on all charges and testified that he and the woman had positive interactions at the venue and later at his accommodation.
During closing arguments, the prosecutor characterized Barrientos as an “entitled” individual who exploited his status to commit assault, while his legal team argued the accuser’s account contained “inconsistencies, embellishments and outright lies.” The complainant has indicated she is prepared to testify again during the retrial. Barrientos is scheduled to appear in court on 27 August for a bail variation hearing, though a retrial date has not yet been established. The Colombian-born entertainer, raised in the UK, has previously appeared on the celebrity version of Bake Off on Channel 4 and presented BBC Three programming.
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