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Yung Filly took the stand in Perth on Monday and called the bite marks on his accuser’s body love bites from a consensual night.
That defense is the pivot point of one of the most-watched trials in British entertainment right now.
The 30-year-old British rapper faces 10 charges including rape, assault and strangulation tied to an alleged September 2024 hotel encounter in Perth.
He testified that the woman he brought back after his nightclub show was fully enjoying herself. The bruising on her face, neck and breasts, he said, came from love bites, not violence.
Forensic dentist John Marsell testified earlier that the woman’s injuries were consistent with human biting. The rapper acknowledged in court that his mouth and teeth played a role but insisted the woman gave no indication she was uncomfortable.
“It was amazing, I was enjoying it,” he told the court, adding that she was enjoying it too.
The woman at the center of the case, 20 years old at the time of the alleged incident, offered a sharply different account in her earlier testimony.
She said sex started consensually before he began biting, slapping and choking her with enough force that she tried to tap out. Prosecutor Danielle Clarke told the jury he also demanded she repeat degrading phrases, which she refused.
Yung Filly also had to explain why a member of his security team confiscated the woman’s phone when they arrived at the hotel.
He called it standard practice for someone in the spotlight, a justification the prosecution pushed back against heavily.
AllHipHop previously reported on the prosecution’s opening, in which Clarke framed the night as a fan’s exciting evening that turned into something she never agreed to.
Under Western Australian law, each rape count carries up to 14 years in prison, and the strangulation charge adds another five.
With six sexual assault counts, three assault counts and one strangulation count, the exposure Yung Filly is facing is substantial. BBC News reported he’s been on bail since October 2024 under strict conditions, including a ban on any social media posts about the case.
Separate investigations into an alleged assault in Spain remain active as his Perth trial heads into its second week.
