Yung Filly was cleared of three rape counts in Perth but convicted of two assault charges following a 2024 encounter with a fan.
British musician, YouTuber, and digital creator Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, widely known across international social media as Yung Filly, has been acquitted of three counts of rape by an Australian jury following an intense eight-day trial. While the panel of jurors formally cleared the thirty-year-old entertainer of half of the sexual penetration charges facing him, they returned a guilty verdict on two counts of assault occasioning bodily harm. The legal outcome brings partial resolution to a high-profile case that severely impacted the entertainer’s global career and sparked widespread interest among his millions of online followers.
The high-stakes legal battle culminated inside the District Court of Western Australia in Perth. Proceedings focused on events that occurred inside a room at the Intercontinental Hotel in central Perth during September 2024. The Colombian-born performer had been traveling through Australia on a multi-city musical tour, having completed appearances in Sydney and Melbourne before performing at a local venue in the coastal suburb of Hillarys. Following the show, Barrientos met a twenty-year-old female fan at a local nightclub, and the two subsequently returned to his hotel room together.
The verdict was formally delivered by the jury on Friday, July 31, 2026, after days of detailed testimony and hours of deliberation under District Court Judge Linda Black. Barrientos had entered strict pleas of not guilty to all ten original counts on the indictment, which included six counts of sexual penetration without consent, three counts of assault, and one count of choking. After evaluating the evidence presented by both legal teams, jurors acquitted him of three rape counts, convicted him of two assault offenses, and remained unable to reach a unanimous verdict on the remaining counts, leaving prosecutors to determine whether to pursue a retrial on those undecided charges.
The central legal debate in the courtroom revolved around differing accounts of what transpired after the pair entered the hotel room. State prosecutors contended that while the two initially engaged in consensual sexual activity, the encounter quickly escalated into non-consensual violence involving physical hitting, biting, and choking. Conversely, defense attorneys maintained that the sexual encounter remained fully consensual throughout the night, arguing that physical marks shown to the court were “love bites” and that the accuser’s testimony suffered from inconsistencies. Taking the witness stand in his own defense, Barrientos denied ever slapping or choking the woman while acknowledging that he bit her during intimate moments, testifying that he never intended to cause harm or distress.
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With the jury delivering a mixed verdict, the court will hold subsequent hearings to evaluate sentencing timelines for the two assault convictions. The outcome highlights the complex judicial scrutiny applied to high-profile celebrity cases, while leave options remain open for prosecutors regarding the hung charges. As the legal proceedings transition into their final administrative stages in Perth, the trial’s conclusion marks a pivotal moment in the ongoing public and legal scrutiny surrounding the British entertainer.
