The Washington County (Utah) Attorney’s Office released Thursday the probable affidavit regarding the rape allegations against arrested BYU wide receiver Parker Kingston, according to multiple reports.
A woman who accused Kingston of rape allegedly informed a forensic interviewer last June that she had told Kingston multiple times in online messages prior to meeting the 21-year-old wideout that she did not want to have sex with him, according to The Athletic.
Authorities arrested Kingston on Tuesday, and the attorney’s office said Wednesday it filed a first-degree felony rape charge against Kingston following an alleged rape on Feb. 23, 2025 in St. George, Utah.
Kingston is alleged to have sexually assaulted the then-20-year-old woman, who later reported the alleged actions to officers at St. George Regional Hospital, according to the attorney’s office.
The woman stated in the affidavit, per the Athletic, that she “set clear boundaries with Kingston prior to their meetup.”
Kingston allegedly came to her residence in the early hours of Feb. 23, 2025, and the pair “began to engage in some sexual activity” while watching a movie, although she specified it did not include sex, according to The Athletic.
When the receiver started to fall asleep, the woman claims she began preparing for bed only for Kingston to allegedly have “initiated sexual activity again.”
She alleges she told him to stop several times before he purportedly raped her.
Kingston, according to the affidavit, told investigators that their actions had been consensual.
The attorney’s office ultimately took Kingston into custody and stated Wednesday he was being held without bail, with an initial court appearance set for Friday at 1:30 p.m.
“Detectives with the St. George Police Department then gathered digital and forensic evidence,” the attorney’s office statement read.
“They also conducted interviews with the parties involved and other witnesses.”
BYU released a statement Wednesday night acknowledging the situation.
“BYU became aware today of the arrest of Parker Kingston,” the school’s athletic department said in a statement circulated by media outlets. “The university takes any allegation very seriously, and will cooperate with law enforcement. Due to federal and university privacy laws and practices for students, the university will not be able to provide additional comment.”
Kingston, a redshirt junior from Layton, Utah, paced BYU in catches with 67 and receiving yards with 928, while also adding five receiving touchdowns.
He rushed 25 times for 125 yards and three scores.
Kingston is the second BYU star in the past year to allegedly have committed rape, with former quarterback Jake Retzlaff — who later transferred to Tulane — being accused of rape, strangulation and biting in a lawsuit citing an alleged November 2023 incident.
The parties agreed to drop the lawsuit last June, per ESPN, and he did not face any criminal charges.
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