British rapper and social media influencer Yung Filly has been found not guilty by a jury of raping a woman while touring in Australia in 2024.<\/p>\n
But the 30-year-old, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, was found guilty of two charges of assault occasioning bodily harm over bites to the woman’s neck and breast.<\/p>\n
During an eight-day trial at the District Court of Western Australia in Perth, prosecutors alleged Mr Barrientos assaulted the 20-year-old woman, who cannot legally be named, in his hotel room while touring Australia in September 2024.<\/p>\n
He denied all charges.<\/p>\n
A jury has acquitted the rapper of three counts of sexual penetration without consent, an assault charge over an alleged slap, and a choking charge.<\/p>\n
Jurors were unable to reach verdicts on three further counts of sexual penetration without consent.<\/p>\n
Giving evidence during the trial, Mr Barrientos said he had given the woman “love bites”.<\/p>\n
“There was kissing in between; I would give her a love bite and then kiss her,” he told the court.<\/p>\n
“I don\u2019t recall any blood.”<\/p>\n
The YouTube influencer also denied that the woman had told him to stop or that he was hurting her.<\/p>\n
Western Australia\u2019s courts confirmed the verdict was returned this morning, following jury deliberations that began on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The court heard the pair met at a nightclub after his performance.<\/p>\n
The Colombian-born entertainer was arrested several days later in the eastern city of Brisbane.<\/p>\n
The prosecution argued the woman withdrew her consent after fearing for her safety, despite initially agreeing to have sex with Mr Barrientos.<\/p>\n
In her closing statement on Tuesday, prosecutor Danielle Clarke said Mr Barrientos was an “entitled man” with a “moderate degree of fame”.<\/p>\n
“What could have been and should have been consensual sex quickly escalated into sexual violence and a non-consensual nightmare,” Ms Clarke told the court.<\/p>\n
Mr Barrientos has appeared on several BBC shows and is known for collaborating with the YouTube collective Beta Squad.<\/p>\n
The rapper has appeared for England on Soccer Aid and The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer on Channel 4.<\/p>\n
He hosted the 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.<\/p>\n
The case will return to court on 21 August for a sentencing date on the assault convictions to be set.<\/p>\n
Prosecutors will also decide whether to pursue the three charges on which the jury was unable to reach a verdict.<\/p>\n
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