British YouTuber, rapper Yung Filly charged with rape in Australia
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Yung Filly, a British YouTuber and rapper, charged with assault and rape in Australia, released on bail.
A British YouTuber and rapper known as Yung Filly has been charged with raping and choking a woman in a hotel room following an Australian music performance.
The 29-year-old, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, was freed on bail when he appeared on Thursday (October 10) on several charges in a court in Perth, the west coast city where police allege his crimes were allegedly committed on September 28.
His bail conditions include that he remains in Western Australia State, doesn't contact his alleged victim, and doesn't post about the case on social media.
He was ordered to surrender his passport and to report to police daily. His surety was set at 100,000 Australian dollars ($67,400).
Prosecutors had opposed bail because of a risk that he would flee the State.
His lawyer, Seamus Rafferty, did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Friday (October 11).
“Barrientos is currently touring Australia and was arrested in the east coast city of Brisbane on Tuesday,” a police statement said. The Colombia-born entertainer, who has 1.8 million followers on YouTube, was extradited back to Perth on Wednesday.
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