00:02It attracted significant international attention and drew intense interest from his fans.
00:08Now the case is set to be heard again.
00:10Andres Barientos went on trial on 10 charges related to a woman's claims about a sexual encounter in 2024,
00:17following a young filly performance in Hillary's.
00:20The woman, aged 20 at the time, said that consensual sex became non-consensual
00:24when the rapper forced her into things she didn't want to do.
00:27Andres Barientos maintained all sexual activity was consensual.
00:31The jury found him guilty of two counts of assaulting the woman and not guilty
00:35in relation to three counts of rape and other assaults.
00:38The jury couldn't reach verdicts on three further counts of sexual penetration without consent
00:42and it's those charges the prosecution wants to retry.
00:45The prosecutor told the court the complainant is willing to give evidence at a retrial.
00:50There was no discussion about whether the retrial would be before a jury or a judge alone.
00:55Andres Barientos, who's on bail, had nothing to say to media as he left court.
