BYU wide receiver, who recently announced engagement, charged with felony rape

BYU wide receiver Parker Kingston has been charged with rape, conscionable days aft announcing his engagement.

Prosecutors successful Utah filed a first-degree felony rape complaint against Kingston, officials announced Wednesday, stemming from an alleged incidental past year.

A pistillate who was 20 years aged astatine the clip told officers astatine a St. George infirmary that had Kingston assaulted her connected Feb. 23, 2025, prosecutors said. Police gathered integer and forensic grounds and interviewed the parties progressive and different witnesses, prosecutors said. An probe has been ongoing since the report.

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BYU Cougars wide receiver Parker Kingston catches a walk against the Iowa State Cyclones astatine Jack Trice Stadium.  (Reese Strickland/Imagn Images)

Kingston, 21, is being held without bail successful St. George, a metropolis adjacent the Arizona border, Washington County prosecutors said. His archetypal quality successful tribunal is scheduled for Friday, and punishment ranges from 5 years to beingness successful prison.

The wide receiver appeared to marque his engagement nationalist during BYU's caller men's hoops crippled against Houston connected Saturday. Kingston and his caller fiancée were shown connected the jumbotron, wherever she flashed her caller engagement ring.

BYU Cougars wide receiver Parker Kingston catches a walk against the Iowa State Cyclones astatine Jack Trice Stadium.  (Reese Strickland/Imagn Images)

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BYU said successful a connection that it takes immoderate allegation precise earnestly and volition cooperate with instrumentality enforcement. It said it would not beryllium capable to remark further owed to national and assemblage privateness laws and practices for students.

BYU Cougars wide receiver Parker Kingston celebrates aft a archetypal down against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets during the 2nd fractional astatine Camping World Stadium. Mandatory Credit:  (Kim Klement Neitzel/Imagn Images)

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Kingston had a team-leading 67 receptions and 928 yards with 5 touchdowns past season. He besides rushed for 199 yards connected 25 carries with a score, and returned 17 punts for 230 yards and a TD.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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