British internet personality and musician Yung Filly is set to face a retrial in Australia on three remaining charges of rape. The development follows a trial last month in which a jury acquitted the entertainer of several other sexual assault and violence offences.
The artist, whose legal name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, was initially accused of committing multiple assaults against a fan following a musical performance at a nightclub in Perth. The alleged incidents took place in 2024 and prompted a total of ten criminal counts, all of which the 31-year-old content creator formally denied.
During the initial court proceedings, prosecutors presented evidence concerning an encounter between the performer and a 20-year-old admirer inside a hotel room. While the defense maintained that the sexual activity was entirely consensual, the complainant alleged that the situation escalated into violence and that her pleas for the activity to cease were ignored.
At the conclusion of the previous trial, the jury reached mixed verdicts. Barrientos was cleared of three distinct counts of sexual penetration without consent, alongside an individual charge of assault and a charge of strangulation. However, jurors did find him guilty on two counts of assault occasioning bodily harm. Legal authorities have indicated that his sentencing for those two guilty verdicts will be postponed until after the upcoming retrial concludes.
Because the jury was unable to achieve a unanimous decision regarding the remaining three rape allegations, prosecutors pursued the path of a retrial to resolve those specific counts. The performer is scheduled to return to a West Australian courtroom for a bail variation application. A definitive start date for the new trial proceedings has not yet been established.
As judicial proceedings continue, court officials are managing the scheduling for the upcoming appearance. Further updates are expected as the legal process moves forward in Western Australia.
Reporting based on coverage first published by BBC News. Read the original report at BBC News.
