Yung Filly cops have ‘extremely strong’ CCTV after ‘hotel rape’ charge as M&S cooking show featuring rapper axed --[Reported by Umva mag]

COPS investigating Yung Filly over rape and abuse allegations say they have an “extremely strong” case that includes CCTV footage of the social media star. Filly, whose real name Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, was arrested by Western Australian cops after allegedly raping a woman in her 20s in his Perth hotel after a nightclub appearance last month. AlamyCops investigating Yung Filly over rape and abuse allegations say they have an ‘extremely strong’ case that includes CCTV footage[/caption] 9NewsFilly was flanked by officials as he walked through Perth airport after being detained[/caption] Filly performing in Perth nightclub before his arrest It comes as the Football Association (FA) have pulled a new online cookery show featuring the British YouTube star, 29, amid the serious sexual allegations. Filly had filmed a new show with the FA and M&S due to be released in the coming weeks but since the allegations came to light they have decided to axe the episodes, Sky News revealed. The YouTuber and rapper was arrested and taken into custody in Brisbane on Tuesday before being extradited to Perth a day later. He was then hauled in front of a Perth court for the first time earlier today. Western Australia police prosecutor Julius Depetro says there is an “extremely strong” prosecution case against Filly. He claims they have CCTV and photo evidence which helps to prove the accusations are true. Detectives from Western Australia Police’s sexual assault squad charged Filly with four counts of sexual penetration without consent. He is also accused of three counts of assault and one count of impeding a person’s normal breathing or circulation by applying pressure to their neck. The prosecution told the court the alleged victim’s body is marked “by a history of violent acts”. In the hours after Filly was charged England‘s FA swiftly pulled the Colombian-born Brit from their upcoming YouTube projects. Filly was involved in a series of videos due to be part of “The Greater Game” campaign launched yesterday by the FA alongside M&S who sponsor the national side. It has been designed to promote healthy eating and help to “positively influence” kids aged between 12 and 16 years old. England aces Bukayo Saka, Ezri Konsa, and Jarrod Bowen were all set to feature in the video alongside Filly as part of a “Freestyle Cooking” series on the FA YouTube channel. An announcement by the FA released on Wednesday said Filly was specially chosen for the series to “encourage young people up and down the country to experiment with cooking healthy alternatives”. The FA confirmed to Sky that the videos have now been removed. M&S is also believed to have no direct endorsement deal with Yung Filly. The 29-year-old was bailed following his court hearing today after stumping up $100,000AUD (£51,000) for bail. This has already made headlines. Given nature of social media, nature of people jumping on bandwagons, given the nature of (the) power imbalance between the parties Julius DepetroWestern Australia police prosecutor He is banned from leaving the state and must also report to Perth Police Station in Northbridge every day. Filly’s defence lawyer argued the victim was drunk at the time of the alleged ordeal on September 28, Channel 9 reported. He had performed a show at Perth’s Bar1 Nightclub the hours before meeting the woman making the allegations. Prosecutor Depetro wanted Filly to remain behind bars as he accused the star’s fame of potentially playing a part in the assault. He said: “This has already made headlines. “Given nature of social media, nature of people jumping on bandwagons, given the nature of (the) power imbalance between the parties.” Yung Filly is known for his comedic talents on YouTube where he shot to fame alongside fellow creators Beta Squad while also appearing in The Sidemen videos. He then branched out to his own individual projects including podcasts, music and mainstream TV gigs. He featured on Channel 4‘s The Great Celebrity Bake Off in 2022 and has previously fronted the BBC‘s Hot Property. Who is Yung Filly? YUNG Filly’s rise to fame saw him start out as a social media star. The influencer got his big break on YouTube before moving into mainstream TV. Although he goes by Yung Filly, his real name is Andres Felipé Barrientos. He was born on August 6, 1995, and moved to the UK from Colombia when he was two years old. Filly then relocated to southeast London during his childhood. When asked what it was like growing up in the capital, he told Indy100: “I come from the bottom of the barrel…and that’s why I’m so grateful for the position I’m in now. “My mum definitely shaped me with the lessons she taught me.

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Yung Filly cops have ‘extremely strong’ CCTV after ‘hotel rape’ charge as M&S cooking show featuring rapper axed --[Reported by Umva mag]

COPS investigating Yung Filly over rape and abuse allegations say they have an “extremely strong” case that includes CCTV footage of the social media star.

Filly, whose real name Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, was arrested by Western Australian cops after allegedly raping a woman in her 20s in his Perth hotel after a nightclub appearance last month.

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Cops investigating Yung Filly over rape and abuse allegations say they have an ‘extremely strong’ case that includes CCTV footage[/caption]
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Filly was flanked by officials as he walked through Perth airport after being detained[/caption]
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Filly performing in Perth nightclub before his arrest

It comes as the Football Association (FA) have pulled a new online cookery show featuring the British YouTube star, 29, amid the serious sexual allegations.

Filly had filmed a new show with the FA and M&S due to be released in the coming weeks but since the allegations came to light they have decided to axe the episodes, Sky News revealed.

The YouTuber and rapper was arrested and taken into custody in Brisbane on Tuesday before being extradited to Perth a day later.

He was then hauled in front of a Perth court for the first time earlier today.

Western Australia police prosecutor Julius Depetro says there is an “extremely strong” prosecution case against Filly.

He claims they have CCTV and photo evidence which helps to prove the accusations are true.

Detectives from Western Australia Police’s sexual assault squad charged Filly with four counts of sexual penetration without consent.

He is also accused of three counts of assault and one count of impeding a person’s normal breathing or circulation by applying pressure to their neck.

The prosecution told the court the alleged victim’s body is marked “by a history of violent acts”.

In the hours after Filly was charged England‘s FA swiftly pulled the Colombian-born Brit from their upcoming YouTube projects.

Filly was involved in a series of videos due to be part of “The Greater Game” campaign launched yesterday by the FA alongside M&S who sponsor the national side.

It has been designed to promote healthy eating and help to “positively influence” kids aged between 12 and 16 years old.

England aces Bukayo Saka, Ezri Konsa, and Jarrod Bowen were all set to feature in the video alongside Filly as part of a “Freestyle Cooking” series on the FA YouTube channel.

An announcement by the FA released on Wednesday said Filly was specially chosen for the series to “encourage young people up and down the country to experiment with cooking healthy alternatives”.

The FA confirmed to Sky that the videos have now been removed.

M&S is also believed to have no direct endorsement deal with Yung Filly.

The 29-year-old was bailed following his court hearing today after stumping up $100,000AUD (£51,000) for bail.

This has already made headlines. Given nature of social media, nature of people jumping on bandwagons, given the nature of (the) power imbalance between the parties Julius DepetroWestern Australia police prosecutor

He is banned from leaving the state and must also report to Perth Police Station in Northbridge every day.

Filly’s defence lawyer argued the victim was drunk at the time of the alleged ordeal on September 28, Channel 9 reported.

He had performed a show at Perth’s Bar1 Nightclub the hours before meeting the woman making the allegations.

Prosecutor Depetro wanted Filly to remain behind bars as he accused the star’s fame of potentially playing a part in the assault.

He said: “This has already made headlines.

“Given nature of social media, nature of people jumping on bandwagons, given the nature of (the) power imbalance between the parties.”

Yung Filly is known for his comedic talents on YouTube where he shot to fame alongside fellow creators Beta Squad while also appearing in The Sidemen videos.

He then branched out to his own individual projects including podcasts, music and mainstream TV gigs.

He featured on Channel 4‘s The Great Celebrity Bake Off in 2022 and has previously fronted the BBC‘s Hot Property.

Who is Yung Filly?

YUNG Filly’s rise to fame saw him start out as a social media star.

The influencer got his big break on YouTube before moving into mainstream TV.

Although he goes by Yung Filly, his real name is Andres Felipé Barrientos.

He was born on August 6, 1995, and moved to the UK from Colombia when he was two years old.

Filly then relocated to southeast London during his childhood.

When asked what it was like growing up in the capital, he told Indy100: “I come from the bottom of the barrel…and that’s why I’m so grateful for the position I’m in now.

“My mum definitely shaped me with the lessons she taught me.

“She’s a single mum with three kids, my dad was a s*** dad so she just had to make it happen.

“She did loads of cleaning jobs. My mum worked at Poundland at the time I had some mad BBC series…just getting my mum out of the position she was in was just the biggest motivation.”

Filly is best known for being a member of the comedy group known as The Wall of Comedy.

He is affiliated with fellow YouTuber Chunkz and the pair have collaborated on many videos and tracks.

Over the years, Filly has also taken part in The Sidemen‘s Charity Football Match, organised by members Josh Bradley, Simon Minter, Tobi Brown, KSIEthan PayneVikram Barn and Harry Lewis.

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He featured on Channel 4’s The Great Celebrity Bake Off in 2022 and has previously fronted the BBC’s Hot Property
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Filly has over 8m followers on social media[/caption]
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Filly was seen being ushered into a car in Australia[/caption]




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