UK YouTuber Yung Filly facing retrial on allegations he raped young fan
YouTuber Yung Filly will face a retrial on three counts of sexual penetration without consent after a jury failed to reach a verdict on those charges. He was previously acquitted of rape charges but convicted of two counts of assault.
Why it matters
The case involves a high-profile internet personality and raises significant questions regarding legal proceedings in sexual assault cases and public accountability.
Yung Filly leaves court on Friday. ( ABC News: David Weber )
Link copied Share Share article UK YouTuber and rapper Yung Filly will face a retrial on three counts of rape, after being acquitted three weeks ago of raping a young woman after a nightclub performance in Perth.
After a trial spanning eight days, a jury found the entertainer, whose real name is Andres Barrientos, guilty of two counts of assaulting the woman in 2024.
The 30-year-old was found not guilty of two other charges of assault, and three counts of sexual penetration without consent.
But the jury could not reach verdicts on three further charges of sexual penetration, and it is those charges the prosecution is seeking to proceed to a retrial.
Yung Filly was found not guilty of rape charges after an eight day trial in July. ( ABC News: David Weber )
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