British rapper and YouTube star Yung Filly has been accused of raping a tourist in Magaluf.
The 29-year-old, who has appeared on several BBC shows, is being investigated by a judge in the Majorcan capital Palma over the alleged hotel sex attack.
Colombian-born Filly, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, pleaded not guilty less than a fortnight ago at a court in the Australian city of Perth to eight charges arising from the alleged rape last September of a woman in his hotel room during his tour.
Barrientos, who has 1.8 million YouTube subscribers and millions of Instagram and TikTok followers, was seen for the first time in five months on March 11 as he left the court on £48,500 bail and told waiting reporters ‘It’s a lovely day’ as he was quizzed.
Today it emerged a British tourist has accused the YouTuber of forcing himself on her at an unnamed Magaluf hotel after he performed in the island holiday resort last summer.
The woman, believed to be aged around 20, reported him to police in Britain who passed on details of the allegation to counterparts in Spain.
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.
British rapper and YouTube star Yung Filly has been accused of raping a tourist in Magaluf
She has accused the star, who has also featured on Soccer Aid as well as the Great Celebrity Bake Off For Stand Up to Cancer, of touching her inappropriately at the club.
The woman told police the alleged sex attack happened after she had consensual sex with one of Barrinetos’ friends in a hotel room.
She claims she then accompanied the man to Barrientos’ room before he allegedly raped her when they were left alone together.
The woman is understood to have sparked the ongoing Spanish court probe after reporting Barrientos 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.
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.