Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, the British rapper who performs as Yung Filly, is due to face a retrial in Australia next June after a jury in July cleared him of multiple sexual offence charges but was unable to agree on three separate rape charges.
In the earlier proceedings in July, jurors returned verdicts clearing Barrientos on a number of alleged sexual offences. However, the same jury reported being unable to reach unanimous or majority decisions on three counts of rape, creating a legally unsettled outcome on those charges.
An Australian court has now set a new trial date for next June to determine the unresolved allegations. The scheduling of a retrial follows routine legal practice in jurisdictions where a jury is hung or otherwise indecisive on particular charges.
The case has attracted public attention because of Barrientos's profile as a UK-based performer. Further procedural steps, including pre-trial hearings and disclosure matters customary in criminal cases, are expected as the new date approaches, though no additional details have been released about the forthcoming proceedings.