By Ashley Nickel For NEWSWALLA Australia Published: 22:09 EDT, 9 October 2024 | Updated: 22:52 EDT, 9 October 2024
British YouTuber and rapper Yung Filly has been arrested over an alleged sexual assault.Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, 29, was arrested in Brisbane on Tuesday and extradited to Perth on Wednesday.He is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in her 20s in his Perth hotel on September 28 after a performance at Bar1 Nightclub in Hillarys on the night of September 27.The rapper, who boasts more than three-million followers on Instagram, had performed at Havana Nightclub on the Gold Coast two days prior to his arrest.He has been charged with four counts of sexual penetration without consent, three counts of assault, and one count of impede a person’s normal breathing or circulation by applying pressure to their neck.Barrientos will face Perth Magistrates Court on Thursday. The event at Bar1, where Barrientos performed prior to the alleged attack, marketed the UK rapper’s performance as the ‘ultimate evening escapade’.’The event promises to be a seamless blend of spontaneity, humour and music that’ll have you talking for weeks!’ MoshTix said. Sex assault squad detectives arrested 29-year-old Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, known as Yung Filly, in Brisbane on Tuesday Sex assault squad detectives extradited Barrientos (right) from Brisbane to Perth on WednesdayBarrientos started his YouTube channel in 2013 and began sharing music in 2017.He famously collaborated with fellow British rapper Aitch on the song Grey, which gained more than 2.5-million views on YouTube and 10-million streams on Spotify.The 29-year-old has since hosted several shows on the BBC network – including Hot Property and Yung Filly’s Celeb Lock-In – and appeared on Channel 4’s The Great Celebrity Bake Off. Barrientos has also worked with several fashion brands, including recent collaborations with ASOS and Perplex, as well as many major companies, including McDonald’s, British fashion chain Primark and Captain Morgan rum.His Australian tour had kicked off in Perth before he headed to Melbourne, Sydney and the Gold Coast, where he played four shows.
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Yung Filly is arrested in Australia after being accused of sexual assault and rape