British YouTuber Yung Filly charged with rape and sexual assault of woman in Australia
10 October 2024, 08:38 | Updated: 10 October 2024, 10:21
British YouTuber Yung Filly has been arrested on suspicion of raping and sexually assaulting a woman in Australia.
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The YouTuber and singer, whose real name is Andrés Felipe Valencia Barriento, is accused of assaulting the woman in a hotel in the Western Australian city of Perth last month.
The 29-year-old is facing four counts of sexual penetration without consent, three counts of assault occasioning bodily harm, and one count of impeding a person’s breathing.
The alleged assault took place in the early hours of September 28 after Yung Filly had performed at the nightclub Bar120 in the northern suburbs of Perth on September 27.
He was arrested in Brisbane, on the other side of the country, and taken to Perth to face the investigation.
Yung Filly appeared in court in Perth on Thursday, where his application for bail was deferred.
More than eight million people follow Yung Filly on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok.
His lawyer revealed that he earns around £360,000 per year from his social media accounts alone.
Yung Filly began his YouTube career in 2013, before launching a music career four years later.
He has also appeared on TV several times and presented several shows. He featured in the Great Celebrity Bake Off.
Yung Filly has also modelled for several clothing brands, and worked with other major businesses.
His Australian tour began in Perth before moving onto Melbourne, Sydney and the Gold Coast.
Promoters said his Perth event "promises to be a seamless blend of spontaneity, humour and music that'll have you talking for weeks!"
