British YouTuber and rapper Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, known as Yung Filly, spoke from the witness box at a court in Perth, Australia, on July 27, 2026. He described the night he met a 20-year-old woman at a nightclub before they went back to his hotel, where prosecutors say he raped and assaulted her.

Barrientos, 30, is fighting ten charges in total. Six of those charges accuse him of having sex with the woman without her consent, which means without her freely given agreement. He also faces one charge of stopping her breathing by putting pressure on her neck, and three charges of assault causing physical injury. The charges relate to one night in September 2024, during a tour of Australia. He was arrested in October 2024 The Guardian. The BBC reported in June 2025 that he faced two additional sexual assault charges on top of those already in court BBC.

The trial started on July 20, 2026 ABC News. Prosecutors told the jury the young woman had a "celebrity crush" on Barrientos. A doctor spoke in court on July 22 about injuries the woman reportedly suffered ABC News. ABC News published a summary of the trial's first week on July 26 ABC News.

Speaking in his own defence, Barrientos told the court he met the woman at Bar1, a Perth nightclub, after his performance. He said he asked her to come back to his hotel room while they talked in the VIP area. The two left the club in a mini-van with Barrientos's group around 3:30am and drove to the Intercontinental Hotel in Perth's city centre The Guardian.

Under questioning by prosecutor Danielle Clarke, Barrientos said he held the woman's hand as they left the nightclub but let go because he did not want to be seen on social media. Security camera footage from the hotel, shown to the jury, showed Barrientos walking ahead of his group and the woman after they got out of the van. The group then entered a lift.

Barrientos told the court the sex was consensual, meaning he says both people agreed to it. He described it as "great" and said he "fancied" the woman ABC News. He denied choking and slapping her. He did admit biting her several times, calling them "love bites." The jury was shown photos of the woman's reported injuries, including deep bruising and bite marks on her face and neck.

The woman had earlier told the court that Barrientos put his hands down her pants and touched her breast in the nightclub. Barrientos denied this. He also denied giving her tequila shots, saying the bar manager handed the drinks around. Barrientos agreed the woman's phone was taken from her, saying this is normal for a celebrity trying to protect their privacy The Guardian.

The trial has received heavy news coverage in both Australia and the UK. Barrientos was allowed to travel to the UK in September 2025 while waiting for the trial to begin ABC News. Nine.com.au reported on July 24 that he would give evidence in his own defence Nine.com.au.

The case comes down to two different versions of one night. The prosecution has a doctor's testimony about the woman's injuries, security camera footage of the group moving through the hotel, and the woman's own account. Barrientos's defence is based on his claim that everything was consensual, including the biting.

The key question for the jury is whether Barrientos's story holds up against the evidence. In a criminal trial, the prosecution must prove the charges beyond a reasonable doubt. That is a deliberately high bar, set to protect the accused from being wrongly convicted. The defence does not have to prove anything. It only needs to create enough doubt in the jurors' minds. This means the photos of injuries and the woman's testimony carry real weight, because the defence's consent claim directly clashes with how serious those injuries appear to be.

The trial continues at the West Australian District Court.