Overview
- The British YouTuber and musician Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, known as Yung Filly, has pleaded not guilty to ten charges including six counts of sexual penetration without consent, three counts of assault occasioning bodily harm and one count of impeding breathing, in a trial which began on Monday.
- A 20‑year‑old complainant has given evidence that after a September 2024 Bar1 performance she was invited into VIP, taken to the InterContinental Hotel and sexually assaulted after consensual sex turned violent with biting, slapping, choking and multiple non‑consensual penetrations alleged.
- Prosecutors showed jurors contemporaneous photos and CCTV/phone footage and called sexual assault specialist Dr Geraldine Hoy, whose close‑up images of bruises and bite marks included neck injuries she said could be consistent with obstructing the jugular vein.
- The defence is cross‑examining the complainant and pointing to social‑media videos, CCTV clips, timing and suggested inconsistencies to argue the account is unreliable and that encounters were consensual.
- The short District Court trial is scheduled to run about two weeks with the jury set to weigh competing testimony, forensic evidence and credibility before delivering a verdict that will decide criminal liability and shape public debate about celebrity‑fan interactions.