British YouTuber and rapper Yung Filly has been arrested over an alleged sexual assault.
Sex assault squad detectives arrested 29-year-old Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, known as Yung Filly, in Brisbane on Tuesday and extradited him to Perth on Wednesday.
He is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in her 20s in his Perth hotel on September 28 after a performance at Bar1 Nightclub in Hillarys, north Perth.
The rapper, who boasts more than three-million followers on Instagram, had performed at Havana Nightclub on the Gold Coast two days prior to his arrest.
He has been charged with four counts of sexual penetration without consent, three counts of assault, and one count of impede a person’s normal breathing or circulation by applying pressure to their neck.
Barrientos will face Perth Magistrates Court on Thursday.
The event at Bar1, where Barrientos performed prior to the alleged attack, marketed the UK rapper’s performance as the ‘ultimate evening escapade’.
‘The event promises to be a seamless blend of spontaneity, humour and music that’ll have you talking for weeks!’ MoshTix said.
Sex assault squad detectives arrested 29-year-old Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, known as Yung Filly, in Brisbane on Tuesday
Sex assault squad detectives extradited Barrientos (right) from Brisbane to Perth on Wednesday
Barrientos started his YouTube channel in 2013 and began sharing music in 2017.
He famously collaborated with fellow British rapper Aitch on the song Grey, which gained more than 2.5-million views on YouTube and 10-million streams on Spotify.
The 29-year-old has since hosted several shows on the BBC network – including Hot Property and Yung Filly’s Celeb Lock-In – and appeared on Channel 4’s The Great Celebrity Bake Off.
Barrientos has also works with several fashion brands, including recent collaborations with ASOS and Perplex, as well as many major companies, including McDonald’s, British fashion chain Primark and Captain Morgan rum.
