British entertainer Yung Filly's assault trial heads to jury

A British entertainer is on trial in Perth, Australia, facing charges of rape and assault against a fan following a concert in September 2024. The performer, known as Yung Filly and whose legal name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, has pleaded not guilty to ten criminal charges, including six counts of sexual penetration without consent, three counts of assault occasioning bodily harm, and one count of impeding a person's breathing.

The 30-year-old defendant testified in his own defense this week in the Western Australian District Court, as the trial neared its conclusion. In closing arguments on Tuesday, prosecutor Danielle Clarke described Barrientos as an "entitled man with a moderate degree of fame" who was sexually violent toward an "impressionable" young woman. Clarke told the jury that what began as consensual sex escalated into a "non-consensual nightmare," alleging the defendant did not care about the woman's boundaries. "She meant nothing to him," the prosecutor said.

The alleged victim, who was 20 years old at the time and cannot be named, testified earlier that she initially consented to sex with Barrientos after meeting him at a Perth nightclub following his...