British YouTuber Yung Filly has appeared in court in Australia charged with raping a woman in a hotel.
The 29-year-old, real name Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in her 20s on September 28 after a performance at Bar1 Nightclub in Perth.
Barrientos has been ordered to remain in the country until December for further hearings.
He was due to return to Britain and perform at a music event in Essex on October 25, but this was canceled earlier in the day.
The ‘freshers’ takeover’ music evening at Trilogy Nightclub in Colchester was on the programme Barrientos appear alongside a number of other ‘special guests’.
Yung Filly, real name Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, was arrested in Australia on Wednesday on suspicion of rape
He embarked on a music career and had released a single in Australia in the weeks before his arrest
Sex abuse squad detectives extradited Barrientos (right) from Brisbane to Perth on Wednesday
He was due to return to Britain and later appear at a freshers’ event on October 25, but this was canceled earlier in the day
But today a spokesperson for the venue told MailOnline: ‘We canceled the event this morning as soon as we heard of his arrest. Ticket buyers will receive their money back from the promoter.’
Barrientos has been charged with four counts of sexual penetration without consent, three counts of assault and one count of impeding a person’s normal breathing or circulation by putting pressure on the neck.
Police prosecutor Julius Depetro opposed his release from custody during a hearing today at the Perth Magistrates Court, arguing there was an “extremely strong” prosecution case supported by CCTV and photographic evidence.
Mr Depetro told the court that Barrientos’ awareness that regular bail conditions would not be sufficient.
‘This has already made headlines’ ABC News reported him as stated.
“Given the nature of social media, the nature of people jumping on bandwagons, given the nature of (the) power imbalance between the parties.”
Mr Depetro suggested that Barrientos’ wealth was a relevant factor in deciding whether to release him on bail.
‘No guarantee is given [his] This means we can bring him back to face these charges,” he told the court.
The prosecutor showed the magistrate photographs – which were not provided to the court – which he claimed went to the issue of consent.
Referring to the photos, he said that “no ordinary person can give consent under these circumstances.”
“There is a history of violent acts all over her body, … we say those photos and what is alleged goes beyond the pale, beyond what could be considered a consensual act,” the lawyer added.
Representing Barrientos, Seamus Rafferty said if bail was not granted, his client would spend up to two years in Hakea Prison, a notorious jail in Perth.
He also opposed the prosecutor’s request to ban him from posting online, saying this was “completely unrealistic” in “modern times.”
Barrientos has collaborated with several fashion brands, including recent collaborations with ASOS and Perplex
Barrientos was granted bail under a series of conditions, including a ban on contacting his victim or posting about the case on social media.
He must also remain in Western Australia, report to police daily and post a personal bond of $100,000 (£52,000) in cash.
Yung 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.
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 online personality – estimated to have a fortune of £1.5million – was born in Colombia in 1995 before his family fled the country during the country’s decades-long civil war. When he was just two, he moved to Lewisham, south-east London, where he lived above a hen. shop.
He told Amazon Prime in 2020: “I am most proud of the fact that I was a refugee, I am proud that I had to struggle.
‘You start to appreciate the little things much more. I don’t think I really realized how poor we were.’
He was raised single-handedly by his mother Maria, whom he has cared for ever since thanks to his success.
He left school and became an estate agent at 17, boasting in an interview about making ‘racks’ – jargon for thousands of pounds.
“Bro, I was seventeen and made seven to ten racks (thousands of pounds). I was good,” he told YouTube channel Yiannimize.
“But I was no good, because I didn’t give my mother a cent, so I’m basically a waste.”
He then joined YouTube in November 2013 after a video of his ex cheating on him went viral and was viewed millions of times on Facebook.
Barrientos pictured on The Great Celebrity Bake Off in 2022
In videos he made comedy sketches and organized ‘awkward’ question and answer sessions with the public in London.
Filly then joined the Wall of Comedy group of rising internet stars and began pursuing his music career around the same time, releasing the singles Take Time, La Paila and Mucho Mas in 2017 and 2018.
His on-camera presence led to presenting jobs at BBC Three – the corporation’s hotbed for new young talent – on dating show Hot Property and Don’t Scream, a game show.
He would also collaborate with rappers Chip (formerly Chipmunk) and Aitch on the singles Day to Day and Gray respectively, and had released a new single, Tempted, shortly before embarking on the Australian tour.