British rapper and online sensation Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, popularly called Yung Filly, has been charged with rape in Australia.
Filly is most known for his work with the YouTube collective Beta Squad and for hosting shows on BBC Three.
He was arrested in Brisbane on Tuesday and extradited to Perth the next day for a court appearance.
Barrientos, 29, was charged on Thursday and had his bail application granted. His agents have been approached for comment.
The full charges include four counts of sexual intercourse without consent, three counts of assault resulting in bodily harm, and one count of hindering a person’s natural breathing or circulation by exerting pressure to or around their neck.
He allegedly escorted a woman in her twenties back to his hotel room after performing at Perth’s bar, Bar 1. The alleged rape took place on September 28.
He was represented in Perth Magistrates Court by attorney Seamus Rafferty SC, who petitioned for bail on Barrientos’ behalf.
The 29-year-old, who was touring Australia with his music, has also performed in the UK on Soccer Aid on ITV and The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer on Channel.
Filly also won a MOBO Award for best media personality in 2021.
![Rev. Fr. Anthony Odiong, a US-based Nigerian Louisiana Catholic priest, was arrested in Florida on Tuesday for possessing child pornography, according to law authorities. The suspect is reportedly accused of many other cases of sexual assault. The Waco, Texas, Police Department announced in a Facebook post on Tuesday that officers detained Father Anthony Odiong in Ave Maria, Florida, with assistance from the United States Marshals Service. Waco police announced in March that they had received "credible information" about a sexual assault allegedly committed by Odiong in Texas in 2012. “During the subsequent investigation, a case of possession of child pornography was uncovered,” the police said. The priest was apprehended in Florida by the Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force. The Waco Police Department said that he will be extradited to Texas. Odiong had previously served in the Archdiocese of New Orleans before being removed as priest in December of last year due to controversy over homilies in which he claimed, among other things, that the Catholic Church was being taken over by "the gays." At the time, the priest was also accused of abusive behaviour; a Louisiana lady claimed in U.S. bankruptcy court that Odiong had committed both financial and sexual abuse against her. Prior to joining the New Orleans Archdiocese, Odiong served in at least two Texas parishes. On Tuesday, Waco police stated that during their sexual assault investigation, "the presence of other survivors was revealed." “Multiple women have come forward to tell similar experiences as the sexual assault survivor who reported the initial allegation,” the police department said. “Survivors’ experiences ranged from sexual assault and indecent assault, more commonly recognised as groping, and financial abuse, with some survivors experiencing every element of Anthony Odiong’s manipulation.” The police said they “believe there may be more survivors, and we wish to speak with anyone who [has] had similar encounters” with the priest. The Archdiocese of New Orleans issued a brief news release on Tuesday noting Odiong's arrest in Florida. The archdiocese “encourages anyone with any information to contact law enforcement,” the release said.](https://chronicle.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ezgif-6-4730550ede-450x300.jpg "Odiong: US-based Nigerian Catholic priest convicted over sexual assault")
