Rape charge refiled against ex-BYU wide receiver Parker Kingston
A felony rape charge has been refiled against former BYU wide receiver Parker Kingston, months after the initial charge was dismissed. Kingston, expelled by BYU in 2026, denies the assault.
Felony rape charge refiled against former BYU receiver Parker Kingston
A felony rape charge has been refiled against Parker Kingston, formerly a wide receiver at Brigham Young University, sports.yahoo.com reports. The original charge, first filed in February 2026, was dismissed in June after prosecutors requested a delay, citing the alleged victim's unwillingness to testify at the time.
Kingston last played for BYU in 2025 and was expelled by the university following the initial charge. A woman alleges that Kingston raped her in February 2025 after the two had engaged in other sexual acts and she had refused intercourse. According to the filing, she had also told him not to come to her apartment that night if sex was his sole reason for the visit.
Three days after the alleged assault, the woman contacted a neighbour with a law enforcement background to ask what steps to take if she had been sexually assaulted. The incident was formally reported to police four days after it allegedly occurred.
The refiled charge includes new details not present in the original case. Court documents reference a graphic text exchange between Kingston and a person identified as K.W. that includes a vulgar term for sexual intercourse. During a police interview in November 2025, investigators asked Kingston what the term meant; he told them it meant "to have sex." The filing also notes that Kingston told officers he felt "bad" about what happened — a statement cited directly in the court documents: "The defendant told officers that he felt bad for what happened."
According to the filing, the woman told Kingston "no" four times before the alleged assault. Kingston, however, told police that "all sexual activity with A.M. was consensual."
His attorneys have pushed back against the refiled charge, describing the new probable-cause statement as "one-sided" and accusing Washington County Attorney Jerry Jaeger of "gamesmanship."
Kingston had been BYU's leading receiver in 2025, recording 67 catches for 928 yards and five touchdowns. The 2026 season would have been his final year of eligibility following a redshirt during the 2022 season.
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