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

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

Prosecutors in Utah filed a first-degree felony rape charge against Kingston, officials announced Wednesday, stemming from an alleged incident last year.

A woman who was 20 years old at the time told officers at a St. George hospital that had Kingston assaulted her on Feb. 23, 2025, prosecutors said. Police gathered digital and forensic evidence and interviewed the parties involved and other witnesses, prosecutors said.