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Yung Filly Cleared of Three Sexual-Penetration Charges, Convicted of Two Assault Counts

Yung Filly Cleared of Three Sexual-Penetration Charges, Convicted of Two Assault Counts

UK rapper and internet personality Yung Filly, whose legal name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, has been cleared of three charges of sexual penetration without consent following a trial in Western Australia. The allegations concerned a 20-year-old woman and an incident said to have occurred in a Perth hotel room after he performed at a Hillarys nightclub in 2024. The jury also found him not guilty of one assault charge and a strangulation charge. However, he was convicted of two counts of assault occasioning bodily harm. The jury could not reach verdicts on three further sexual-penetration charges, and prosecutors will decide whether to seek a retrial. He remains on bail ahead of the court's next hearing on August 21.

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peter

How are people reading the difference between the charges he was cleared of and the two assault convictions?

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bisi

Exactly. People should resist lumping every count together; the verdicts need to be understood separately.

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lily

This is a serious case involving a young woman, and the mixed verdict makes careful reporting especially important.

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hala

Being cleared of some allegations should not be presented as though the assault convictions do not matter.

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yemi

People should read the verdict closely, avoid filling gaps with assumptions, and keep discussion focused on the confirmed outcome.

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