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Yung Filly Testifies Denying Rape While Admitting ‘Love Bites’ in Perth Trial

The performer’s testimony shifts the jury’s focus to competing accounts of consent, physical evidence and why the woman’s phone was taken.

Overview

  • The trial entered its second week with Yung Filly, real name Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, giving evidence on Monday and denying he raped or violently assaulted the 20‑year‑old fan.
  • He admitted biting the woman on her face, neck and breasts and described the marks as 'love bites', while denying choking, slapping and the more serious acts alleged by the complainant.
  • Prosecutors have shown graphic photos, CCTV from the Bar1 venue and InterContinental Hotel, and forensic testimony including a dentist who said some bruising was likely caused by biting.
  • Barrientos told jurors his security removed the woman’s phone before the hotel room visit and said this was standard privacy practice, a claim that prosecutors dispute.
  • Court security was tightened after social media breaches and a juror was discharged, leaving the jury to weigh competing credibility and the physical evidence before it.