Rape Charge Refiled Against Ex-BYU Receiver Parker Kingston in Utah
Prosecutors in Washington County, Utah, have refiled a first-degree felony rape charge against former BYU wide receiver Parker Kingston. He is due in court on Dec. 17.
Former BYU Wide Receiver Parker Kingston Faces Refiled Rape Charge in St. George
Prosecutors in Washington County, Utah, have refiled a first-degree felony rape charge against former Brigham Young University wide receiver Parker Kingston, rg.org reported, citing the Deseret News. Kingston, 22, faces one count of rape in connection with an alleged assault in St. George in February 2025 and is scheduled to appear in 5th District Court on Dec. 17.
Kingston has not been convicted of any crime and is presumed innocent. According to court documents cited by the Deseret News, he told police that all sexual activity with the woman was consensual. No statement from an attorney for Kingston was included in the report.
He was arrested and charged in February 2026 and was initially held in jail before being released on bail. In June, prosecutors sought a delay in the trial because the alleged victim was not ready to testify. Fifth District Judge Jay Winward denied the request and dismissed the case at that point.
The new filing centres on the allegation by a woman who was 20 years old at the time, claiming Kingston sexually assaulted her in her St. George apartment on Feb. 23, 2025. She reported the alleged assault to police at St. George Regional Hospital four days after the incident, according to court documents cited by the Deseret News.
The refiled charging documents also include messages Kingston exchanged with another individual, as well as statements he made during a police interview in November 2025. In that interview, Kingston told officers he "felt bad for what happened," while maintaining that the encounter was consensual, according to the documents.
Kingston would have been a senior at BYU this season. He had been projected as the Cougars' top receiver after recording 67 receptions for 928 yards and five touchdowns in 2025, according to the Deseret News. Shortly after his arrest in February, a BYU spokesperson confirmed Kingston was no longer enrolled at the university and had been removed from the football team.
BYU played through the 2026 season without him, including a double-overtime loss to UCF while ranked No. 2 in the national standings.
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