YouTuber and rapper Yung Filly has been accused of sexual assault in Australia

A British YouTuber and rapper known as Yung Filly has been accused of raping and choking a woman in a hotel room after an Australian music performance.

The 29-year-old, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, was released on bail when he appeared on Thursday (October 10th) on various charges in court in Perth, the west coast city where police allege his crimes were committed. on September 28.

His release conditions include remaining in the state of Western Australia, not contacting his alleged victim and not posting about the case on social media.

He was ordered to surrender his passport and report to the police daily. His bail was set at A$100,000 ($67,400).

Prosecutors had opposed bail because of his risk of leaving the state.

His lawyer, Seamus Rafferty, did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Friday.

Barrientos is currently on tour in Australia and was arrested in the east coast city of Brisbane on Tuesday, police said in a statement. The Colombian-born entertainer, who has 1.8 million followers YouTubehe was extradited back to Perth on Wednesday.

His Australian tour started in Perth and traveled to Melbourne and Sydney before scheduled to end in Brisbane.

Police allege he assaulted a 20-year-old woman in a hotel room after appearing at a Perth nightclub.

His show at Bar1 Nightclub was promoted by ticketing platform MoshTix as “a seamless blend of spontaneity, humor and music that will have you talking for weeks!”

He is charged with four counts of rape, three counts of assault causing bodily harm and one count of obstructing the woman's normal breathing or circulation by putting pressure on her neck, police said.

Barrientos started his YouTube career in 2013 and his music in 2017. He has also been featured or appeared in several television programs.

He won a MOBO Award, an annual British music awards presentation honoring achievements in “music of black origin”, in the category of Best Media Personality in 2021.