{
  "id": 3728115,
  "title": "Rapper Yung Filly to return to Britain before Australian rape trial next year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/rapper-yung-filly-to-return-to-britain-before-australian-rape-trial-3728115",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T11:23:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Associated Press",
    "slug": "associated-press",
    "url": "https://apnews.com/article/australia-yung-filly-rape-bail-britain-f87b4e48f72e4154342050f40012de90"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Perth, Australia - British rapper Yung Filly, whose actual name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, has been granted permission to return to Britain prior to his upcoming rape trial in Australia, a judge has ruled. The 31-year-old, born in Colombia, was convicted by a Western Australian jury last month of assaulting a woman in a hotel room in September 2024. However, he was acquitted of three counts of rape by the same jury. Prosecutors have announced plans to retry Barrientos on three additional rape charges, for which the jury could not reach a verdict. Judge Linda Black has agreed to alter his bail conditions, allowing him to return to London while awaiting his second trial. The retrial is expected to take place in 2027, though there may be some delay. As part of his revised bail conditions, Barrientos must return to Britain by August 31 and remain there until his scheduled return to Perth for the retrial, which he must attend 10 days prior. He is prohibited from contacting the alleged victim or a key prosecution witness, both of whom cannot be named. Additionally, Barrientos cannot publicly comment on the case in any manner. He will be sentenced on his two convictions for assault occasioning bodily harm following the second jury's verdicts on the remaining rape charges, with each conviction carrying a potential maximum sentence of five years in prison. Rape convictions would carry a potential maximum sentence of 14 years in prison.",
  "summary": "PERTH, Australia (AP) — British social media celebrity and rapper Yung Filly can return to Britain before he stands trial in Australia next year on charges of raping a fan, a judge…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Rapper Yung Filly to return to Britain before Australian rape trial next year",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/rapper-yung-filly-to-return-to-britain-before-australian-rape-trial",
        "published": "2026-08-27T11:19:08.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}