BRIT YouTuber Yung Filly has been charged with rape after he allegedly attacked and strangled a lady.
Detectives arrested Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, 29, in Brisbane on Tuesday whereas the rapper was in Australia on tour.
The cops despatched him to Perth on Wednesday to face a listening to after the alleged assault occurred there following a present.
Filly, who has 1.8m subscribers on YouTube, is accused of sexually assaulting a lady in her 20s in his Perth lodge on September 28.
The alleged assault unfolded after a efficiency at Bar1 Nightclub within the suburb of Hillarys on the night time of September 27.
Detectives from Western Australia Police’s sexual assault squad charged Filly with 4 counts of sexual penetration with out consent.
In addition they arrested him on three counts of assault and one rely of impede an individual’s regular respiratory or circulation by making use of stress to their neck.
He appeared at Perth Magistrates Courtroom Thursday, the place his software for bail was adjourned till later within the day.
Footage of the rapper acting at Perth’s Bar1 Nightclub was posted to TikTok by the venue.
The raucous present had a packed crowd rapping together with Filly’s songs.
Filly’s lawyer revealed in courtroom his shopper earns $700,000AUD (£360,000) a yr from social media alone.
Filly boasts over three million followers on Instagram and practically two million YouTube subscribers.
Followers of Filly gathered outdoors the courtroom and sat inside the general public gallery through the listening to, whereas others commented on the bar’s social media channels.
One stated: “Free filly man.”
One other wrote: “I must know chunkz response to what he allegedly did.”
Whereas a 3rd posted: “This broke my coronary heart.”
The favored on-line character started his on-line profession in 2013 earlier than breaking into the music business in 2017.
He’s greatest identified for being an integral a part of the group referred to as Beta Squad and dealing with Sidemen.
Filly’s profession has been boosted by a number of tv appearances and internet hosting gigs.
He introduced on the BBC’s Scorching Property and his personal Yung Filly’s Celeb Lock-In.
The YouTuber has additionally featured on Channel 4’s The Nice Celeb Bake Off.
Who’s Yung Filly?
By Joanne Kavanagh and Charlotte Everett
YUNG Filly’s rise to fame noticed him begin out as a social media star.
The influencer received his large break on YouTube earlier than shifting into mainstream TV.
Though he goes by Yung Filly, his actual title is Andres Felipé Barrientos.
He was born on August 6, 1995, and moved to the UK from Colombia when he was two years outdated.
Filly then relocated to southeast London throughout his childhood.
When requested what it was like rising up within the capital, he informed Indy100: “I come from the underside of the barrel…and that’s why I’m so grateful for the place I’m in now.
“My mum undoubtedly formed me with the teachings she taught me.
“She’s a single mum with three children, my dad was a s*** dad so she simply needed to make it occur.
“She did a great deal of cleansing jobs. My mum labored at Poundland on the time I had some mad BBC collection…simply getting my mum out of the place she was in was simply the most important motivation.”
Filly is greatest identified for being a member of the comedy group generally known as The Wall of Comedy.
He’s affiliated with fellow YouTuber Chunkz and the pair have collaborated on many movies and tracks.
Over time, Filly has additionally taken half in The Sidemen‘s Charity Soccer Match, organised by members Josh Bradley, Simon Minter, Tobi Brown, KSI, Ethan Payne, Vikram Barn and Harry Lewis.