British Rapper Yung Filly Cleared to Return Home Ahead of Australian Rape Retrial

A Western Australian judge has granted permission for British rapper and social media personality Yung Filly to return to his home country while he awaits a retrial on rape allegations scheduled for 2027. Judge Linda Black made the ruling Thursday in Perth, modifying the entertainer’s bail conditions to allow him to depart Australia and remain in London during the interim period.

Yung Filly, 31, whose legal name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, was convicted last month by a jury on assault charges stemming from an incident in a Perth hotel room in September 2024. The same jury acquitted him on three rape counts but could not reach consensus on three additional rape allegations, prompting prosecutors to announce plans for a second trial on those outstanding charges.

Under the revised bail agreement, Barrientos must leave Australia by August 31 and remain in Britain until required to return for trial. He is obligated to surrender his passport within 24 hours of arriving in Perth and must return to Australia 10 days before the retrial commences. The judge noted the expedited retrial timeline could still face potential delays.

Strict conditions prohibit Barrientos from contacting the alleged victim or a key prosecution witness, both of whom remain unnamed. He is also barred from making any public statements regarding the case. Following the jury’s verdict on the rape charges, he will be sentenced on his two assault convictions, which carry maximum sentences of five years each. Rape convictions would carry maximum sentences of 14 years per count.