In the long and unresolved space between accusation and verdict, a Perth court has set a new date — June 15, 2026 — for a rape retrial involving British rapper Yung Filly, born Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, after a jury in July could neither fully acquit nor convict him on three of the most serious charges he faced. A 20-year-old woman alleges she was raped and assaulted in his hotel room following a 2024 concert, while Barrientos maintains the encounter began consensually. The law, unable to close the matter in one sitting, now asks both the accused and the accuser to return and endure t
Yung Filly to face rape retrial in Australia next June after hung jury
A 20-year-old woman alleges she was repeatedly raped and assaulted by the defendant in his hotel room.
The jury simply could not agree on the three rape charges
Mark
So the jury found him guilty of two assaults but couldn't decide on the rape charges. What does that tell us about how the evidence landed?
Mimi
It suggests the assault evidence was clearer to them—maybe physical contact they could establish—but the rape allegations, which hinge on consent and what happened during a sexual encounter, created genuine disagreement among jurors. That's why we're going back to trial.
Luke
Right, but we should be careful here. A hung jury doesn't mean the evidence was weak on rape. It means twelve people couldn't unanimously agree. That could mean some thought he was guilty and others didn't, or it could mean some had reasonable doubt. We don't know the split.
Mark
And the woman's account—she says it started consensually but turned violent. That's the contested part, isn't it?
Mimi
Yes. The defense will argue it remained consensual throughout. The prosecution will argue he ignored her refusal to continue. Those are fundamentally different narratives about the same encounter.
Luke
And we only know what the court heard. We don't have access to the full testimony or the jury's reasoning. We know they convicted on assault but couldn't agree on rape. That's the fact.
Mark
He's back in the UK now. Does that affect the retrial?
Mimi
He's allowed to be there under his bail conditions, but he'll have to return for the June trial. If he doesn't, that becomes a separate legal problem.
Luke
The court clearly thought he wasn't a flight risk, or they wouldn't have let him go. But yes, he's obligated to appear in June.
Mark
What happens to the assault convictions if he's acquitted in the retrial?
Mimi
Those stand. The retrial is only about the three rape charges. Sentencing on the assaults gets delayed until after the retrial, but the convictions themselves don't change.
Luke
Unless something in the retrial testimony somehow undermines the assault convictions—which is possible but would be unusual. The jury already decided those.
El Pulso
- A jury's inability to agree on three rape charges has left the most serious accusations against Barrientos legally unresolved, forcing a second trial set to begin June 15, 2026.
- A 20-year-old woman alleges she was repeatedly raped and assaulted after a 2024 Perth concert — a claim that sits at the unresolved heart of a case that has already run through one full trial.
- Barrientos was convicted on two assault charges in July but acquitted on others, creating a fractured legal outcome that cannot be finalized until the retrial concludes.
- Sentencing on the existing assault convictions has been deliberately delayed, meaning Barrientos faces a prolonged period of compounding legal uncertainty stretching well into 2026.
- Permitted to return to the United Kingdom under bail conditions, Barrientos will not be required in court for preliminary hearings — but his presence at the retrial itself will be mandatory.
In the long and unresolved space between accusation and verdict, a Perth court has set a new date — June 15, 2026 — for a rape retrial involving British rapper Yung Filly, born Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, after a jury in July could neither fully acquit nor convict him on three of the most serious charges he faced. A 20-year-old woman alleges she was raped and assaulted in his hotel room following a 2024 concert, while Barrientos maintains the encounter began consensually. The law, unable to close the matter in one sitting, now asks both the accused and the accuser to return and endure the process once more.
A Perth court has scheduled a rape retrial for British rapper Yung Filly — born Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos in Colombia and raised in the UK — to begin June 15, 2026, after a jury deadlocked on three sexual assault charges during proceedings that concluded in July. The jury acquitted him on several counts, including one charge of strangulation, and convicted him on two assault charges, but could not reach agreement on the three rape allegations at the core of the case.
At the center of the matter is a 20-year-old woman who alleges that Barrientos raped and assaulted her repeatedly in his Perth hotel room following a 2024 concert. Evidence presented at trial indicated the encounter began with consensual contact, but the woman claims it turned violent when Barrientos refused to stop at her request. He has denied all rape charges throughout.
With the retrial now confirmed, the court has permitted Barrientos to remain in the United Kingdom under bail conditions, exempting him from attending preliminary hearings. Sentencing on the two assault convictions from July will be held over until after the retrial concludes, leaving the full legal reckoning unresolved for the foreseeable future. Barrientos, known for his association with the YouTube collective Beta Squad and appearances on British television, faces eight days of testimony when proceedings resume next year.
A Perth court has scheduled a rape retrial for British rapper Yung Filly beginning June 15, 2026, after a jury deadlocked on three sexual assault charges during proceedings that concluded in July. The 31-year-old artist, born Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos in Colombia and raised in the United Kingdom, now faces eight days of testimony in the District Court over allegations he cannot resolve through the earlier trial.
The jury's mixed verdict in July left the case fractured. Jurors acquitted Barrientos of three rape counts, one assault charge, and one count of strangulation. They convicted him on two assault charges. But on the three rape allegations—the most serious accusations—the jury simply could not agree, leaving the matter unresolved and triggering the retrial process now underway.
At the center of the case is a 20-year-old woman who alleges that Barrientos raped and assaulted her repeatedly in his hotel room in Perth following a concert he performed in 2024. The court heard evidence that the two had consensual sexual contact initially, but the woman claims the encounter turned violent and that Barrientos refused to stop when she wanted to end it. Barrientos has denied all rape charges throughout the proceedings.
The legal machinery now moves forward with Barrientos permitted to remain in the United Kingdom pending the June trial. The court granted him leave to depart Australia as part of his bail conditions, meaning he will not be required to appear for Friday's scheduling hearing or other preliminary matters. His presence at the retrial itself, however, will be essential.
Sentencing on the two assault convictions from July will be postponed until after the retrial concludes. This sequencing means Barrientos faces an extended period of legal uncertainty—the outcome of the rape retrial will shape the overall consequences he faces, and the court will not finalize punishment on the assault counts until that process is complete.
Barrientos is known in entertainment circles for his association with Beta Squad, a YouTube collective, and has appeared on the celebrity version of the British baking competition on Channel 4. He has also presented programming for BBC Three. The case has drawn attention partly because of his public profile, though the legal proceedings themselves remain focused on the specific allegations and the evidence presented in court.
Citas Notables
The court heard that Barrientos and the woman had consensual sex before she alleged it turned violent and he refused to stop— Court evidence presented during earlier trial
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