British YouTuber and rapper Yung Filly is charged with rape in Australia


Barrientos started his YouTube career in 2013 and music career in 2017. He has also hosted or appeared in several television programs. — AFP

PERTH: A British YouTuber and rapper known as Yung Filly has been charged with raping and choking a woman in a hotel room following an Australian music performance.

The 29-year-old, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, was freed on bail when he appeared Thursday on several charges in a court in Perth, the west coast city where police allege his crimes were allegedly committed on Sept 28.

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