A high-profile British content creator and rapper has walked away cleared of the majority of serious sexual assault charges against him following a criminal trial in Western Australia, after a jury delivered its mixed verdict this week. Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, 30, who performs and creates content publicly under the stage name Yung Filly, faced six counts of sexual penetration without consent, one count of assault causing bodily harm, one count of strangulation, and two additional assault charges connected to an alleged incident in August 2024. The allegations stem from an encounter between Barrientos and a then-20-year-old fan, which occurred in the creator’s hotel room after he performed a live set at a nightclub in Hillarys, a coastal suburb located just north of Perth.
After deliberating on the case, the 12-person jury delivered a verdict of not guilty on three of the six non-consensual sexual penetration charges, as well as full acquittal on the strangulation charge and the single count of assault occasioning bodily harm. However, the jury was unable to reach a unanimous decision on the remaining three sexual penetration charges, resulting in a hung jury for those counts. Barrientos was also found guilty on the two lesser assault charges brought by prosecutors.
The UK-based creator, who rose to widespread fame as a core member of the popular YouTube collective Beta Squad, has expanded his career to mainstream British television: he has appeared on Channel 4’s celebrity edition of *The Great British Bake Off* and fronted original programming for BBC Three. Following the verdict, Barrientos has been granted continued bail ahead of his next court appearance, scheduled for 21 August. That hearing will set a formal date for sentencing on the two assault convictions. Prosecutors are also expected to announce their next steps regarding the hung jury charges in the coming weeks, deciding whether to proceed with a retrial or drop the remaining counts entirely.