Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleBritish rapper Yung Filly, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, leaves the Western Australian District Court in Perth, Australia, on 27 July (AP)British rapper Yung Filly, real name Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, will face a retrial in Australia after a jury failed to reach a verdict on three charges of sexual penetration without consent. The 30-year-old entertainer was found guilty of two counts of assault occasioning bodily harm over bites to a woman's neck and breast following his initial eight-day trial in Perth. Jurors acquitted Barrientos of the three rape counts, as well as separate charges of choking and assault which allegedly occurred in a hotel room in September 2024. Australian prosecutors confirmed on Thursday that they will proceed with the retrial, which is set to be listed at the District Court of Western Australia on 25 September. Barrientos also faces a fresh charge of possessing cannabis while on bail, with a court hearing scheduled for 1 September near Perth. In fullRapper Yung Filly to face retrial in Australia on charges of rapeMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Yung Filly to be retried for rape as new drug charge laid
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleBritish rapper Yung Filly, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, leaves the Western Australian District Court in Perth, Australia, on 27 July (AP)British rapper Yung Filly, real name Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, will face a retrial in Australia after a jury failed to reach a verdict on three charges of sexual penetration without consent. The 30-year-old entertainer was found guilty of two counts of assault occasioning bodily harm over bites to a woman's neck and breast following his initial eight-day trial in Perth. Jurors acquitted Barrientos of the three rape counts, as well as separate charges of choking and assault which allegedly occurred in a hotel room in September 2024. Australian prosecutors confirmed on Thursday that they will proceed with the retrial, which is set to be listed at the District Court of Western Australia on 25 September. Barrientos also faces a fresh charge of possessing cannabis while on bail, with a court hearing scheduled for 1 September near Perth. In fullRapper Yung Filly to face retrial in Australia on charges of rapeMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
