Yung Filly found not guilty of raping young woman after gig at Bar1 Nightclub in Perth

British rapper Yung Filly has been found not guilty of raping a young fan during a one-night stand following a concert in Perth nearly two years ago. The 30-year-old, whose real name is Andreas Felipe Valencia Barrientos, was on Friday found not guilty of three counts of sexual penetration without consent, one count of assault and one count of impeding another person’s normal breathing or blood circulation by applying pressure to neck. He was however found guilty of two assault charges — which included biting the woman on her neck and breast. The jury was unable to reach a verdict on three charges of sexual penetration without consent. Barrientos was on trial at WA District Court defending 10 allegations he slapped, bit, strangled and raped a 20-year-old fan following a gig at Bar1 Nightclub in Hillarys on September 28, 2024. Barrientos cried as the verdict was read out. Outside court, his father thanked God and told waiting media his family were “very happy”. Barrientos is due to return to court on August 21 ahead of sentencing for the assault charges. The court previously heard that Barrientos approached the complainant in the nightclub’s VIP area, telling her, “You’re coming home with me tonight” and allegedly putting his hand down the back of her pants. Afterwards, the pair went to the InterContinental Hotel where they engaged in consensual sex. But the sex allegedly turned non-consensual when Barrientos allegedly bit her neck, cheek and breast, causing bruising and swelling. He allegedly strangled the complainant, slapped her face four times and ordered her to say derogatory phrases like, “I’m Filly’s dirty whore” and call herself a “fat pig”. The rapper allegedly continued assaulting the complainant before violently raping her and forcing her to perform fellatio. Barrientos said he recalled putting his hand around the complainant’s waist at the nightclub, but denied putting his hand down her pants and touching her breast. He said the complainant was “grunting and moaning in a good way”, and showed no indication of pain or discomfort. Barrientos denied strangling, slapping and recording the complainant during sex, and maintained the bruises were caused by “love bites.”. Defence lawyer David Edwardson KC said the complainant’s evidence was “riddled” with inconsistencies, embellishments and occasionally, “out right lies.” He also said there was no concrete medical evidence which proved the complainant’s bruises were caused by slapping or strangulation. “Almost without exception, all of those bruises ... cannot exclude or are consistent with the notion of a bite mark to be understood as a combination of biting, sucking and tongue thrusting,” he said.