British rapper Yung Filly begins trial in Perth court

The trial of British rapper and social media personality Yung Filly began in Perth's District Court on Monday, July 20, 2026, with prosecutors alleging he violently sexually assaulted a 20-year-old female fan in his hotel room in September 2024. The entertainer, whose legal name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, has pleaded not guilty to ten charges, including six counts of sexual penetration without consent, three counts of assault occasioning bodily harm, and one count of impeding a person's normal breathing.

Prosecutor Danielle Clarke outlined the state's case, alleging the woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was a devoted fan who attended Barrientos's performance at a nightclub in Perth's northern suburbs. After the show, she was invited into a VIP lounge where Barrientos approached her. The court heard he told her, "you're coming home with me tonight," and allegedly put his hand down her pants. When she told him she was "not like that," he allegedly replied, "it really shows your age."

The woman left the venue with Barrientos and his all-male entourage around 3 a.m., believing she was being taken to an afterparty. Instead, they went to the Intercontinental...