British rapper Yung Filly to face retrial on rape charges in Australia
Summary
British rapper and YouTuber Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, known as Yung Filly, will have a retrial in Australia on three rape charges. A jury previously found him not guilty on some charges but could not decide on others, and he faces sentencing on assault charges before the retrial.Key Facts
- Yung Filly is the stage name of Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, a British rapper and social media star.
- He faces 10 charges related to alleged sexual assault and rape after an incident in Perth, Australia, in 2024.
- Last month, a jury found him not guilty on three counts of sexual penetration without consent.
- He was also cleared of one assault charge and a strangulation charge.
- The jury found him guilty of two counts of assault causing bodily harm.
- Yung Filly denies all the charges.
- The alleged incident involved a 20-year-old fan and took place in a hotel room after a nightclub performance.
- He will appear in court on 27 August to discuss changes to his bail, but the retrial date has not been decided.
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