EXCLUSIVE
Video has emerged of UK rapper Yung Filly dancing in the VIP section of a nightclub in Perth as female admirers watch on, moments before he was accused of raping a young woman.
The British YouTuber turned rapper, whose real name is Andrés Felipe Valencia Barrientos, was last week arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a woman in her 20s in the early hours of September 28.
He has been charged with four counts of rape, three counts of assault causing bodily harm and one count of impeding the woman’s normal breathing or circulation by applying pressure to her neck.
Daily Mail Australia can now reveal how Yung Filly fans have made wild allegations about his alleged victim – who can’t be named for legal reasons – in a bid to smear her reputation.
Daily Mail Australia has also exclusively obtained footage of Yung Filly at Bar1 nightclub in Perth on the night of the alleged assault.
The musician – and star contestant on UK TV’s The Great Celebrity Bake-Off – can be seen singing and dancing for the camera as dozens of female admirers watch on.
The video was shot on the evening of his September 27 appearance at the bar, which had been promoted as a ‘seamless blend of spontaneity, humour and music that’ll have you talking for weeks’.
Last Tuesday, two weeks after the performance, Queensland Police swooped to arrest the star in Brisbane before he was extradited interstate to Western Australia.
Yung Filly at Bar1 nightclub in Perth in the VIP section on the night of the alleged attack
Last Thursday, he appeared at Perth Magistrates Court, where he was released on bail but ordered to remain in the country until a further court hearing on December 19.
As part of his bail conditions, Barrientos had to surrender his passport and is required to stay in Western Australia, report daily to police and post a $100,000 bond.
In the wake of the rapper’s arrest on the rape charges, social media has been flooded with unfounded claims about the alleged victim, accusing her of being a sex worker who had made a similar claim against another celebrity.
Now one of her closest friends has spoken out in the woman’s defence – and says the alleged victim has been stalked by online creeps for years who trawled her social media accounts for bikini shots of her and sharing them.
‘She is not a stripper, has never even stepped foot into a strip club, she does not have an Only Fans account and never has, and is not a sex worker,’ the friend said.
‘Since when does being a university student make you a sex worker?’
She added: ‘I can’t talk about what happened that night as it’s under investigation.
Yung Filly arrives at Perth Police Station as part of his bail conditions on October 15
The rapper then made his way to the law office of Geoffrey Miller Chambers in Perth’s CBD
Andrés Felipe Valencia Barrientos had to surrender his passport and is required to stay in Western Australia, report daily to police and post a $100,000 bond
Yung Filly is pictured entering the law office of Geoffrey Miller Chambers in Perth’s CBD
Yung Filly, seen leaving the police station after reporting for bail, will face a hearing on December 19
‘But what is being said about her is all false information and defamation of character.’
She said the alleged victim’s images have been stolen from her now deleted social media accounts and posted to sexually explicit photo forums.
‘Creeps have been putting her photos online, she is the victim!’ she added.
The friend said the backlash online against her friend was ‘sickening’, as she paid tribute to her pal who she was at school with in Perth.
She added: ‘Anyone that knows her knows she is one of, if not THE, most genuine person to exist.’
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