Yung Filly: UK YouTuber arrested with rape charges

British YouTuber Yung Filly has been arrested in Australia and charged over rape allegations.

Andrés Felipe Valencia Barrientos, 29, known by stage name Yung Filly, was arrested in Brisbane  and extradited to Perth.

Barrientos has been charged with four counts of sexual penetration without consent, three counts of assault occasioning bodily harm and one count of impeding a person’s normal breathing or circulation by applying pressure on, or to, their neck.

The rapper, known for his collaborations with YouTubers Chunkz and Beta Squad, had been on tour in Australia, performing in multiple cities including Perth and the Gold Coast.

His rise to fame began in 2013, leading to mainstream success with his BBC show “Hot Property”.