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Judge allows rapper Yung Filly to return to UK before Australian retrial
The performer faced assault convictions and deadlocked jury counts following an alleged September 2024 hotel room incident in Perth.
The short version
- Judge Linda Black granted Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos (Yung Filly) modified bail terms, allowing him to return to London until required for his Australian retrial.
- Barrientos was recently convicted of two counts of assault occasioning bodily harm, acquitted on three rape counts, and faces retrial on three deadlocked rape counts.
- Under modified bail terms, he must return to the UK by Aug. 31, return to Perth 10 days prior to trial, refrain from public comment, and avoid contacting specified individuals.
Key facts
- District Court of Western Australia Judge Linda Black modified bail conditions to permit Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos to return to Britain prior to his retrial.[ABC News · Associated Press]
- A jury convicted Barrientos of two counts of assault occasioning bodily harm, acquitted him of three rape counts, and failed to reach a verdict on three other rape charges.[ABC News · Associated Press]
- Bail rules require Barrientos to travel back to Britain by Aug. 31, return to Australia 10 days before the retrial begins, hand over his passport within 24 hours of arrival, and refrain from public commentary or contacting the complainant or a key witness.[ABC News · Associated Press]
- Sentencing on the two assault convictions, each carrying up to five years in prison, is deferred until after the retrial on the remaining rape charges, which carry maximum 14-year sentences each.[ABC News · Associated Press]
What remains uncertain
- The exact date of the retrial is uncertain, though Judge Black noted it is expected around 2027.[ABC News · Associated Press]
Sources
- Rapper Yung Filly to return to Britain before Australian rape trial next yearAssociated Press
- Rapper Yung Filly to return to Britain before Australian rape trial next yearABC News - Entertainment