A Perth jury found him guilty of two counts of assault occasioning bodily harm following a 2024 tour encounter, while remaining hung on three other sexual penetration charges.
Jury Verdicts and Charges in the Perth Trial
British musician and media personality Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, known professionally as Yung Filly, was cleared of three counts of sexual penetration without consent by a jury in Western Australia, the outlet reported. The 30-year-old performer faced 10 total charges stemming from an encounter with a 20-year-old fan in a Perth hotel after a nightclub concert in September 2024.
While acquitted of three rape charges, Barrientos was found guilty of two counts of assault occasioning bodily harm, which involved biting the woman’s face, neck, and breast during the encounter. The jury could not reach a decision on three additional counts of sexual penetration without consent, leaving state prosecutors to decide whether to pursue a retrial on those specific allegations.
The eight-day trial also resulted in not-guilty verdicts for one charge of impeding the woman’s breathing by applying pressure to her neck, according to the source. Barrientos wept when the verdicts were read out in Perth’s District Court, and local media noted that dozens of his young fans had attended the proceedings.
Testimony and Divergent Legal Arguments
During the trial, the court heard contrasting accounts of the night the pair met at a nightclub VIP area in Hillarys, a coastal suburb of Perth. The complainant testified that she had consensual sex with Barrientos, whom she described as her idol, before the encounter turned violent.
Barrientos admitted on the stand that he had bitten the woman without consent, but defended the actions under questioning. In England we would call it a love bite,
Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, musician told the court. He denied that the woman repeatedly told him to stop or that he forced her to continue.
Prosecutor Danielle Clarke argued that Barrientos was an entitled figure who violated the fan in the most intrusive way possible
, Danielle Clarke, prosecutor stating during closing arguments that the young woman meant absolutely nothing to him
, Danielle Clarke, prosecutor according to reporting from the ABC.
Conversely, defence lawyer David Edwardson argued that the complainant’s evidence was full of inconsistencies, embellishments and outright lies. Edwardson emphasized that the woman went to the hotel of her own free will and was capable of making her own decisions.
Bail Status and Upcoming Sentencing
Barrientos has remained on bail since his initial arrest following his extradition from Queensland to Western Australia, though his travel has been restricted. He was previously allowed to fly home to the UK for four months before returning for the trial.
Following Friday’s verdicts, Judge Linda Black continued Barrientos’s bail and scheduled the matter to return to court on August 21 ahead of sentencing for the two assault convictions. State prosecutors will also use that interim period to determine their next steps regarding the three hung jury charges.
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