#DC-0118
Andrés Felipe Valencia Barrientos
Convicted
last updated 2 August 2026 · 7 sources
Confirmed facts
8
Open questions
3
Convictions
2
Next date
21 Aug 2026
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Timeline of what's confirmed8 entries
28 September 2024
Police alleged Barrientos assaulted a woman aged in her 20s in a Perth hotel room after he performed at a Perth nightclub.
AP
10 October 2024
Barrientos appeared in a Perth court on charges linked to the 28 September allegation and was freed on bail.
AP
19 December 2024
At a Perth court appearance, Barrientos had not yet entered pleas on the sexual assault charges, and the sex charges were adjourned to 30 January.
ABC News (Australia)
12 September 2025
District Court Judge Gary William Massey amended Barrientos's bail conditions to allow him to travel to the UK before trial, with a required return to Western Australia by 7 January 2026.
ABC News (Australia)
20 July 2026
Barrientos's trial began in the District Court of Western Australia, where ABC News reported he was charged with six counts of sexual penetration without consent, three counts of assault causing bodily harm and one count of impeding someone's normal breathing.
ABC News (Australia)
27 July 2026
Barrientos gave evidence in his defence, denied all 10 charges, and told the court he had given the complainant what he described as love bites.
ABC News (Australia)
31 July 2026
A jury convicted Barrientos of two assault charges relating to biting the woman; AP reported the jury did not find him guilty of allegations that he raped and choked her.
AP
21 August 2026
The case is scheduled to return to court to discuss next steps, and AP reported Barrientos remained free on bail despite the assault convictions.
AP
Open questionsunconfirmed · not conclusions
Will prosecutors seek a retrial on the three rape charges on which the jury could not reach a verdict?unconfirmed · unconfirmed
What sentence, if any, will be imposed for the two assault convictions?pending court outcome · unconfirmed
What procedural change, if any, explains earlier reporting of four rape counts and later trial reporting of six sexual-penetration counts?source discrepancy · unconfirmed
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