Rapper and YouTube personality Yung Filly has admitted to biting a woman 'numerous times' as he took the witness stand in his rape trial. The 30-year-old, whose real name is Andrés Felipe Valencia Barrientos, is accused of raping a woman after a performance at a nightclub in Perth, Australia, in 2024.
Testimony Details
Testifying at the District Court of Western Australia today, a week into the trial, he recalled how he 'fancied' the woman, whom he met at the concert venue called Bar1. He denied touching her inappropriately, claiming he 'put his hand on her waist', but not on her breasts or down her pants, as she has alleged. 'It didn't happen,' he said. 'I recall putting my hand on her waist.'
The woman has also said he gave her tequila shots, but he claims these were handed out by a bar manager. 'I was standing in the VIP (area), and she was standing in the general area, and she leant over a barrier and said something to me,' Barrientos told the court, adding that 'she had a really good energy about her'.
Consent and Alleged Violence
Barrientos was not shocked that the woman wanted to go back to his hotel with him, saying he could 'tell she was into him'. He grabbed her hand and started to walk out with her, but then let go. 'I quickly realised I didn't want to be seen on socials.' Upon arriving at his hotel with the alleged victim, who was then aged 20, he claims the 'vibes were good'.
Barrientos' security guard took the woman's phone away, which he insists is 'standard practice' for privacy reasons, given that he is 'in the limelight'. While it was not explicitly mentioned that they would be having sex when they left the club at around 3.30am, he believed that they would. They proceeded to have consensual sex, which he describes as 'great' and with 'grunting and moaning… in a good way', but the court previously heard that Barrientos then turned violent, and she told him to stop.
Biting Admission
The social media star has denied choking and slapping the woman, as has been alleged, but said he did bite her: 'In England, we would call it a love bite.' 'My mouth on her skin; it involves sucking (and) my teeth were involved, to some extent,' he explained. Photos of the woman's alleged injuries were shown, with one image displaying deep bruising and teeth marks on her face and neck.
Charges and Legal Proceedings
Barrientos has been charged with six counts of sexual penetration without consent, three counts of assault causing bodily harm, and one count of impeding someone's normal breathing. He has pleaded not guilty to all counts. The Colombia-born entertainer, who has 1.8 million YouTube subscribers and three million TikTok followers, has been on bail since he was charged. He was allowed to fly back to the UK before his trial commenced.
