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RAPPER Yung Filly has blown kisses to fans in his latest appearance at court over his rape charge case.
The rapper, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, is set to be stuck in Western Australia for over two years as he waits to go on trial.
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9 NewsOn Wednesday, he appeared back at court in Perth to change his temporary address for the strict bail terms ordered by the judge.
Arriving at the court in a cream hoodie pulled-up over his head.
Filly, 29, did not talk directly to the gaggle of waiting reporters from the Aussie press as he quickly walked to and from the courthouse.
Inside the courthouse cops had no issue with him changing the address he was bailed to – saying it didn’t “appear to raise any flags at this time”.
The entertainer took the chance in front of cameras to blow smooches to waiting fans as he left.
Other bail terms originally placed on Filly is that he is unable to leave Western Australia for the next six months and had to surrender his passport.
He was also stung with a $100,000AUD (£50,000) bail surety, has to visit a police station each day, and is banned from contacting the alleged victim.
He does not appear to have requested to change any of those restrictions placed on him.
Last week, Filly risked breaching his bail conditions, the West Australian reported, after arriving only 20 minutes before the deadline for his reporting requirement.
The accommodation switch comes after WA Police Prosecutor Julius Depetro revealed in court that cops still want to speak to a key witness as part of their probe.
He said: “There was another party that was part of the allegation who was in company with this accused.”
It is not yet clear what relationship that person had to Filly and why they were with him during the time surrounding the allegation.
Depetro also said there would be other witnesses police would speak to from other parts of the night.
Cops investigating him say they have an “extremely strong” case that includes CCTV footage of the social media star on the night of the alleged offences.
They say they have seen CCTV footage that confirms Filly was with the 20-year-old woman on September 28 – when she alleges the assault took place.
Filly’s lawyer said his client “will need to lead a fairly quiet existence for a while”.
Police arrested the rapper in Brisbane on October 10 and flew him six hours back across the Outback to face a court.
Footage showed Filly being escorted through Perth airport with his hands cuffed in front of him flanked by two officials.
Filly, who has 1.8m subscribers on YouTube, is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in her 20s in his Perth hotel on September 28.
The alleged assault unfolded after a performance at Bar1 Nightclub in the suburb of Hillarys on the night of September 27.
Detectives from Western Australia Police’s sexual assault squad charged Filly with four counts of sexual penetration without consent.
They also arrested him on three counts of assault and one count of impede a person’s normal breathing or circulation by applying pressure to their neck.
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.
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