British YouTuber Yung Filly appeared in court in Australia accused of allegedly raping a woman in a hotel.
Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, 29, real name, 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 a new hearing.
He was due to return to the UK and appear at a music event in Essex on October 25, but today it was cancelled.
Musical ‘rookie takeover’ night at Trilogy nightclub in Colchester was due to be seen Barrientos appears alongside several other ‘special guests’.
Yung Filly, real name Andrés Felipe Valencia Barrientos, was arrested in Australia on Wednesday on suspicion of rape.
He embarked on a music career and released a single in the weeks before his arrest in Australia.
Sexual assault squad detectives extradited Barrientos (right) from Brisbane to Perth on Wednesday.
He was due to return to the UK and appear at a rookie event later on October 25, but this was canceled today.
But today a spokesperson for the venue told MailOnline: ‘We canceled this morning’s event as soon as we found out about his arrest. The promoter will issue refunds to ticket buyers.
Barrientos has been charged with four counts of sexual penetration without consent, three counts of assault and one count of impeding normal breathing or circulation of a person by applying pressure to their neck.
Police prosecutor Julius Depetro opposed his release from custody during a hearing today at Perth Magistrates Court, arguing there was an “extremely strong” prosecution case supported by CCTV and photographic evidence.
Depetro told the court that Barrientos’ reputation that regular bail conditions would not be enough.
“This has already made headlines,” ABC News reported saying.
“Given the nature of social media, the nature of people jumping on the bandwagon, given the nature of the power imbalance between the parties.”
Depetro suggested that Barrientos’ wealth was a relevant factor in the decision to grant him bail.
“There is no guarantee, given his significant means, that we will be able to 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, according to him, He moved on to the question of consent.
Referring to the photographs, he said “no ordinary person can give consent in those circumstances.”
“Along his body there is a history of violent acts… we say those photos and what is alleged is beyond what is acceptable, beyond what could be considered a consensual act,” the lawyer added.
Representing Barrientos, Seamus Rafferty said if he was not granted bail, his client could have to spend up to two years in Hakea Prison, a notorious Perth jail.
He also opposed the prosecution’s request to ban him from posting online, saying this was “completely unrealistic” in the “modern era”.
Barrientos has worked with several fashion brands, including recent collaborations with ASOS and Perplex.
Barrientos was granted bail with a number of conditions, including a ban on contacting his victim or posting on social media about the case.
He must also remain in Western Australia, report to police daily and provide a personal cash guarantee of $100,000 (£52,000).
Yung Filly is among the legions of ‘content creators’ who have made a name for themselves by amassing a large online following and making money from video advertising revenue and brand collaborations.
After leaving school with four GCSEs and trying his hand at working as a runner, he began 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 – with an estimated net worth of £1.5 million – was born in Colombia in 1995 before his family fled the country during the decades-long civil war, moving to Lewisham, south-east London, when he was only two years, living on top of a chicken. trade.
He told Amazon Prime in 2020: “I’m very proud to have been a refugee, I’m proud to have had to fight.”
‘It makes you appreciate the little things a lot more. I don’t think I realized how poor we were.
He was raised alone by his mother Maria, whom he has since supported thanks to his success.
He left school and became a stockbroker at the age of 17, boasting in an interview how he was making “racks”, slang for thousands of pounds.
‘Brother, I was 17 and I earned between seven and ten racks (thousands of pounds). “I was good,” he told YouTube channel Yiannimize.
“But I wasn’t good, because I didn’t give a cent to my mom, so I’m really a waster.”
He then joined YouTube in November 2013 after a video about his ex cheating on him went viral with millions of views on Facebook.
Barrientos pictured on The Great Celebrity Bake Off in 2022
In the videos he is seen creating comedy skits and hosting “awkward” question and answer sessions with London audiences.
Filly then joined The Wall of Comedy group of burgeoning internet stars and, around the same time, began pursuing his music career, releasing the singles Take Time, La Paila and Mucho Más in 2017 and 2018.
His on-camera presence led to jobs on BBC Three, the corporation’s hotbed for new young talent, on the 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 Grey, respectively, and had released a new single, Tempted, shortly before embarking on the Australian tour.