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British rapper Yung Filly to face rape retrial in Australia next June

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British rapper Yung Filly, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, will face a retrial in Perth, Western Australia, starting June 15 next year for alleged rape charges following an earlier trial where the jury could not reach a verdict on three counts of rape. The original trial in July found Barrientos guilty of two assault charges but acquitted him of other charges related to the incident involving a fan who accused him of sexual assault after consensual sex allegedly turned violent. Sentencing for the assault convictions is scheduled to occur after the retrial, which is expected to last eight days.

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British rapper Yung Filly, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, will face a rape retrial in Perth, Western Australia, starting on 15 June. In July, a jury acquitted him of three counts of rape but found him guilty of two assault charges and failed to reach a verdict on three other rape charges. The allegations stem from an incident involving a 20-year-old fan who claims Barrientos raped and assaulted her in his hotel room after a concert in Perth. The court heard that consensual sex turned violent when she tried to stop it, but he refused. Sentencing for the assault convictions will occur after the retrial.

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🔮 - Published British rapper Yung Filly will face a rape retrial in Australia next June after a jury failed to reach a verdict during an earlier trial.

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Barrientos PERSON · 5× Australia GPE · 2× Perth GPE · 2× Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos PERSON · 1× British NORP · 1× Colombia GPE · 1× District Court ORG · 1× Western Australia GPE · 1× YouTube ORG · 1× Yung Filly PERSON · 1×

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In July, a jury acquitted the 31-year-old - whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos - of three counts of rape, one of assault and one of strangulation but found him guilty of two assault charges.

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🔮 - Published British rapper Yung Filly will face a rape retrial in Australia next June after a jury failed to reach a verdict during an earlier trial.

2026-09-25 · BBC News

British rapper Yung Filly to face rape retrial in Australia next June · assertive framing

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- Published British rapper Yung Filly will face a rape retrial in Australia next June after a jury failed to reach a verdict during an earlier trial. asserted

jury → publish → trial

him → acquit → charges

No decision was reached for three rape charges, which he has denied. asserted

he → reach → which

A fan, aged 20 at the time, alleges Barrientos repeatedly raped and assaulted her in his hotel room in Perth, Western Australia, after a 2024 concert. asserted

Barrientos → allege → concert

The court previously heard that Barrientos and the woman had consensual sex before she alleged it turned violent and he refused to stop. asserted

he → hear → sex

On Friday, Perth's District Court set 15 June as the start date for the retrial which is expected to last eight days. asserted

which → set → retrial

Barrientos was not required to appear in court and is understood to have returned to the UK after the court granted him permission to leave Australia as part of his bail conditions. asserted

court → require → conditions

Sentencing for the two assault charges that the jury found Barrientos guilty of in July will take place after the retrial. asserted

Barrientos → find → retrial

Barrientos, who was born in Colombia and brought up in the UK, is known for his work with the YouTube collective Beta Squad. asserted

who → bear → collective

He has appeared in the celebrity version of Bake Off on Channel 4 and presented BBC Three shows. asserted

He → appear → shows