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British YouTuber Yung Filly was arrested and bailed in Australia over s*xual assault allegations. It was alleged that the incident occurred in his Perth hotel on September 28 following a performance at Hillarys Bar1 Nightclub the previous night. He had not issued a public statement at the time of writing this article.
Trigger Warning: The following article discusses s*xual assault. Reader’s discretion is not advised.
Yung Filly, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, has been charged with three counts of assault occasioning bodily harm, one count of impeding a person’s breathing, and four counts of s*xual penetration without consent, as reported by The Sydney Morning Herald.
Reportedly, law enforcement argued with the Perth Magistrates Court that Yung Filly, who is also a rapper, should not be given bail as he was a flight risk since he had access to millions of dollars, was from the UK, and had no other link to WA. They also stated that he may face more charges.
Since then, Barrientos has reportedly signed a $100,000 personal undertaking and a $100,000 surety from another person in regards to him not leaving the country as he faces the charges. He was also ordered to surrender his passport and report to the Northbridge Police Station every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Yung Filly’s attorneys argued the credibility of the alleged victim’s statement
Barrientos' defense lawyer, Seamus Rafferty, requested the judge treat him the same as the alleged victim despite his celebrity status. This comes after it was discussed that he would likely spend time in custody for two years until trial if he was not given bail.
The lawyer also argued that the alleged victim’s account of the assault must be questioned, as she rang her friend at 5:30 am following the alleged assault and did not mention the same to her friend.
Yung Filly is now not allowed to go within 500 meters of the alleged victim or other witnesses. He is also not allowed to visit any hotels or nightclubs.
For those uninitiated, Yung Filly was born in Cali, Columbia, and was raised in Orpington, Bromley, in south-east London. He started his YouTube career back in 2013 with his content mostly consisting of short comedic skits and Question and Answer videos. After amassing a fandom online, he went on to host BBC Three’s Hot Property. He also hosted the channel’s Don’t Scream show.
Yung Filly has appeared on shows like Munya and Filly Get Chilly, The Great Celebrity Bake Off, and Would I Lie To You? He launched his music career in 2017 with his debut single Take Time, followed by tracks like Mucho Mas, La Paila, and Long Time. He has nearly two million YouTube subscribers and over three million Instagram followers.
He is expected to appear in the Australian court again on December 19.
