British YouTuber and rapper Yung Filly charged with rape in Australia | World News
British YouTuber Yung Filly has appeared in court accused of raping and choking a woman in his Perth hotel room after a show, according to Australian media reports.
The 29-year-old, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, was arrested and taken into custody in Brisbane on Tuesday, and extradited to Perth on Wednesday.
It is alleged the rapper and BBC presenter sexually assaulted a woman in her 20s in his Perth hotel room after he performed at a venue in Hillarys, a northern coastal suburb of the capital of Western Australia, on 28 September.
“This investigation is ongoing and Sex Assault Squad detectives urge anyone with information relating to this matter, or any similar incidents, to call Crime Stoppers,” Western Australia Police said in a statement.
Filly appeared before Perth Magistrates’ Court on Thursday charged with four counts of sexual penetration without consent, three counts of assault occasioning bodily harm, and one count of impeding a person’s normal breathing or circulation by applying pressure on, or to, their neck.
The case was adjourned and he was granted conditional bail, which included a ban on contacting his alleged victim, or posting on social media about the case to his millions of followers, ABC reported.
Filly, who is touring Australia, appeared in court casually dressed in a grey jumper and spoke only to confirm his name, according to the Australian broadcaster.
Fans of the star were reportedly in court for the hearing.
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Filly fronts BBC shows Hot Property and Yung Filly’s Celeb Lock-In, and also appeared on Channel 4’s The Great Celebrity Bake Off in 2022.
He regularly collaborates with fellow YouTube star Chunkz and his Beta Squad collective, and boasts 3.2 million followers on Instagram, 3.2 million on TikTok and 1.8 million subscribers on YouTube.
Sky News has contacted Yung Filly’s representatives for comment.
