UK rapper Yung Filly, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, was found not guilty of raping a fan after performing at an Australian nightclub in 2024, but guilty on two counts of assault occasioning bodily harm. The jury could not reach a decision on three other rape charges. Barrientos, who had pleaded not guilty to all charges, cried when the verdict was read out and will remain on bail until August to determine his sentencing date. Prosecutors may decide whether to press ahead with the undecided rape charges.
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UK rapper Yung Filly, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, a 30-year-old social media star, has been found not guilty of raping a 20-year-old woman after performing at a nightclub in Hillarys, Western Australia. However, he was found guilty on two counts of assault occasioning bodily harm. A jury also couldn't reach a decision on three other counts of rape and one count each of strangulation and another assault occasioning bodily harm charge. Barrientos had pleaded not guilty to all charges. He will remain on bail until 21 August, when the court will decide his sentencing date, and prosecutors may choose to pursue the undecided rape charges.
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The article's framing of Barrientos as an 'entitled' man with a 'moderate degree of fame', and the description of his actions as violating the fan 'in the most intrusive way possible', suggests a slight lean to the left, implying that power dynamics and entitlement are relevant factors in understanding the case.
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UK rapper Yung Filly has been found not guilty of raping a fan after performing at a nightclub in Australia in 2024.
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On Friday a jury in Western Australia found him not guilty for three counts of sexual penetration without consent.
But he was found guilty for two counts of assault occasioning bodily harm.
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The YouTuber, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, had been accused of sexually assaulting the woman, then 20 years old, in his hotel room after he performed in Hillarys, a coastal suburb of Perth.
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The jury could not come to a decision on three other counts of rape.
Barrientos was also found not guilty for one count of assault occasioning bodily harm and also for strangulation.
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The 30-year-old social media star, who pleaded not guilty to all charges, cried when the verdict was read out, local media reported.
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He will remain on bail until 21 August, when the court will decide his sentencing date.
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Prosecutors will also decide on the next steps for the three hung jury verdicts - whether to press ahead or not on those rape charges.
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Barrientos has been on bail since being charged and was allowed to fly home to the UK in September for four months, before returning to Western Australia ahead of his trial.
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Differing arguments
During the trial, Barrientos had told the court that he had "fancied" the woman when they met at the concert venue.
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Barrientos, who was born in Colombia and brought up in the UK, had been in the VIP area while she leaned over the barrier from the general area.
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He denied touching her inappropriately.
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"I recall putting my hand on her waist," he told the court.
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But he said he had not put his hands down her pants or touched her breast.
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He said the "vibes were good" between him and the woman when they arrived at his hotel later.
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His security guard took the woman's phone away - "standard practice" to protect their privacy, according to Barrientos.
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The court heard that the pair had engaged in consensual sex in his hotel room before Barrientos turned violent and the young woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, told him to stop.
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The woman accused the social media star of biting, bruising and even trying to choke her.
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Photos of bruises and bite marks on her face and neck were shown in court.
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Barrientos denied the woman had repeatedly asked him to stop, but did acknowledge that he bit her several times, explaining that he gave her a "love bite".
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During the trial's closing arguments, prosecutor Danielle Clarke said Barrientos was an "entitled" man with a "moderate degree of fame" who had violated the fan "in the most intrusive way possible".
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His defence lawyer argued that the accuser's evidence was full of "inconsistencies, embellishments and outright lies".
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Barrientos is known for his work with the YouTube collective Beta Squad, and has appeared in the celebrity version of Bake Off on Channel 4 and presented BBC Three shows.
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In addition to his 1.8 million YouTube subscribers, he has three million followers on TikTok and and 2.4 million on Instagram.
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