BRITISH rapper and YouTube star Yung Filly has been accused of raping a tourist in Magaluf.
The 29-year-old internet sensation is being investigated by a judge in the Majorcan capital Palma over the alleged hotel sex attack.
It comes less than a fortnight after Colombian-born Filly, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, pleaded not guilty to a string of sex attack charges in the Australian city of Perth.
He was seen for the first time in five months on March 11 leaving a court in Oz on £48,500 bail – telling waiting reporters: “It’s a lovely day”.
Today it emerged a British tourist has accused the famous YouTuber, who has appeared on several BBC shows, of forcing himself on her at an unnamed Magaluf hotel after he performed in the island holiday resort.
The woman, believed to be aged around 20, first reported him to police in Britain when she returned from holiday.
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The incident that led to the complaint is said to have happened last summer.
She claimed the alleged assault happened after Filly had performed in the island holiday resort.
The holidaymaker alleging Barrientos raped her says they first met at the Magaluf beach club where he performed and bumped into each other hours later at a nearby nightclub.
She told police the alleged sex attack occurred after she had consensual sex with a friend of his in a hotel room and Barrientos raped her after she subsequently accompanied the other man to the rapper’s room before ending up alone with the social media star.
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The woman is understood to have sparked the ongoing Spanish court probe after reporting Barrientos, who has 1.8 million YouTube subscribers and millions of Instagram and TikTok followers, to a UK police force a few weeks after she returned to Britain following the end of her summer holiday.
British authorities contacted the Spanish Civil Guard who passed on details of the allegations to an investigating court in Palma.
It was not immediately clear today if she has already been questioned by the judge in charge of the ongoing criminal probe.
A well-placed source said the magistrate had contacted authorities in Australia through formal channels so they can try to question Barrientos under oath on behalf of the Spanish authorities.
The Majorcan court probe is being conducted behind-closed-doors as is normal in Spain where only trials are held in public.
The alleged incident Barrientos faces trial over in Australia took place on September 28 last year after he had finished performing at Bar1 Nightclub in Perth.
The internet personality – who grew up in southeast London after leaving Colombia aged two – faces three charges of assault, one count of impeding a person’s normal breathing or blood circulation by applying pressure to the neck, and four counts of sexual penetration without consent.
He was arrested in Brisbane and extradited to Perth by West Australian detectives on October 9. He is scheduled to return to the Perth District Court on June 13 for a trial listing hearing.
It emerged when he appeared in court that while on bail which began last October he pleaded guilty to a reckless driving charge after being caught driving at 97mph on a Perth highway, where the speed limit is 62mph.
He was fined £485 and banned from driving for six months.
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Barrientos, known for working with Beta Squad, a group of YouTube stars, appeared relaxed and carefree as he left court earlier this month despite the serious allegations he is facing.
He told reporters in a nonchalant tone: ““I’m enjoying the weather man, it’s a lovely day” before getting into a waiting car and declining to address the rape claims.
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, KSI, Ethan Payne, Vikram Barn and Harry Lewis.
