British YouTuber Yung Filly pleads guilty to reckless driving in Australia while out on bail for ‘raping and choking a woman in hotel room’

British YouTuber Yung Filly has pleaded guilty to reckless driving in Australia while on bail for allegedly raping and strangling a woman in a hotel room.

Filly, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, admitted reckless driving on November 17 after driving 158km/h on a Perth highway where the speed limit is 100km/h.

He did this while on conditional bail after being accused of sexually assaulting a woman in her 20s at a Perth hotel on September 28 after a nightclub performance.

The 29-year-old was arrested in Brisbane and extradited to Perth, where he made his first court appearance on October 10.

The London rapper and BBC star, who has 1.8 million YouTube subscribers and millions of Instagram and TikTok followers, is facing a number of charges.

These include four cases of sexual penetration without consent and three cases of assault causing bodily harm.

He is also accused of impeding the woman’s breathing or circulation by putting pressure on her neck.

Filly was granted conditional bail, which requires him to remain in Western Australia and report to police daily. He was also ordered to personally pay $100,000 (£51,438.05) in cash.

The filly is seen arriving at the Perth Magistrates Court in Perth, Australia

He appeared in the Perth Magistrates Court on Thursday, where his lawyer said he would plead guilty to the driving offence.

Filly’s vehicle was seized after he was caught driving recklessly.

He appeared in the Perth Magistrates Court on Thursday, where his lawyer said he would plead guilty to the driving offence.

The case was adjourned until January 30 to be heard alongside his other charges.

These include four cases of sexual penetration without consent, three cases of assault causing bodily harm and one case of suffocation.

Filly, who rose to fame on YouTube before landing a string of presenting jobs at the BBC, has been dropped by a number of brands in light of the sexual assault allegations, including the FA, Footasylum and Germany’s Doner Kebab.

He had traveled to Australia to perform at a series of concerts, having just released a new single entitled ‘Tempted’, and had performed at Bar1 Nightclub in Perth on September 27.

The event was promoted as a “seamless blend of spontaneity, humor and music that you can talk about for weeks.”

He is said to have carried out the attack on his hotel after the performance in the early hours of September 28.

Police say they have an ‘extremely strong’ prosecution case, supported by CCTV and photographic evidence. The photos were not shown in court.

However, prosecutor Julius Depetro said of their alleged content that they depicted a “history of violent acts”, adding: “No ordinary person can give consent in these circumstances.”

Yung Filly appeared in court in October charged with rape and assault in Perth

The 29-year-old must report to police daily while on bail in Western Australia

The YouTuber was also charged with reckless driving after allegedly driving 158 km/h (98 mph) on a Perth highway where the speed limit is 100 km/h (62 mph) on November 17.

After leaving school with four GCSEs, he started posting comedy sketches online himself, which led to TV presenting jobs (pictured in The Great Celebrity Bake Off in 2022)

Filly is among the legions of “content creators” who have made a name for themselves by amassing huge online followings and monetizing video ad revenue and brand collaborations.

He was born in Colombia and moved to Britain at the age of two with his single mother and two siblings.

After leaving school with four GCSEs and trying to work as a real estate agent, he started posting comedy sketches online himself and with collaborators, which led to jobs as a TV presenter and the start of a music career.

The rapper’s meteoric rise saw him get his own BBC show called Hot Property in 2019.

And he has also appeared on Soccer Aid on ITV and Channel 4’s The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer.