Rapper and YouTube star Yung Filly appears in court on rape and assault charges

British rapper and internet personality Yung Filly has been granted bail after appearing in an Australian court on charges of rape and assault.

The YouTube star, real name Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, was taken into custody in Brisbane on Tuesday (8 October) and extradited to Perth where the alleged incident occurred.

The 29-year-old appeared in Perth Magistrates Court on Thursday where the charges were read but no pleas were entered, say reports.

Mr Barrientos has been charged with three counts of assault occasioning bodily harm and four counts of sexual penetration without consent.

He has also been charged with one count of impeding another person’s breathing or circulation by applying pressure to the neck.

The online star is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in her twenties in his hotel room, after he performed at a venue in Hillarys, a coastal suburb of Perth. The attack is alleged to have taken place on Saturday 28 September.

 

During his court hearing, Mr Barrientos was granted bail with strict conditions and a personal undertaking of 100,000 Australian dollars (£52,000), alongside a surety of 100,000 Australian dollars (£52,000).

The case has next been listed in Perth Magistrates Court on December 19 at 9.30am for a committal mention.

In a press release, the Government of Western Australia said the “investigation is ongoing and Sex Assault Squad detectives urge anyone with information relating to this matter, or any similar incidents” to come forward.