Overview
- A Perth jury returned its verdicts on Friday, finding Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, known as Yung Filly, not guilty on multiple sexual‑penetration and strangulation charges but guilty on two counts of assault occasioning bodily harm tied to biting.
- Jurors were unable to reach unanimous verdicts on three other rape counts, and prosecutors must now decide whether to seek a retrial on those unresolved charges before the next court hearing.
- Judge Linda Black released CCTV and other trial exhibits showing the pair arriving at the InterContinental Hotel, and photographs of bruising and bite marks were shown to the jury during evidence presentation.
- Barrientos testified that he bit the woman and called the marks 'love bites' while denying choking or slapping; the complainant, a 20‑year‑old whose identity is legally protected, gave contrary testimony that the encounter turned violent after she withdrew consent.
- He remains on bail and will return to court on August 21 for sentencing on the two assault convictions and to be told whether prosecutors will pursue a retrial on the outstanding rape counts, a result that will affect his legal exposure and public career.