Yung Filly, the British YouTuber, TV star and rapper, has appeared in court docket in Australia on rape expenses.
The 29-year-old host of BBC3 present Sizzling Property was arrested in Brisbane on Tuesday and extradited to Perth, the place he appeared earlier than Perth Magistrates’ Court docket on Thursday.
Deadline has contacted Filly’s reps at UTA for remark.
Filly, whose actual identify is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, allegedly sexually assaulted a girl in her 20s in his Perth resort room after he had carried out at a venue in Hillarys, a northern coastal suburb. The incident is alleged to have taken place on September 28.
Western Australia Police stated Filly confronted 4 counts of sexual penetration with out consent, three counts of assault, and one rely of impeding an individual’s respiratory by making use of stress to the neck.
“This investigation is ongoing and Intercourse Assault Squad detectives urge anybody with data referring to this matter, or any related incidents, to name Crime Stoppers,” police added.
Filly has greater than 1.8M subscribers on YouTube, the place he’s a member of the Beta Squad collective. He has 3.2M followers on each TikTok and Instagram.
The social media star has crossed over into tv on a number of occassions. He’s maybe best-known for internet hosting two seasons of BBC3’s propery relationship present Sizzling Property, which was produced by BBC Studios.
Filly appeared on Channel 4’s The Nice Celeb Bake Off in 2022, whereas ITV has given him airtime on Soccer Help and The Jonathan Ross Present.