Utah prosecutors refile rape charge against former BYU football star

Utah prosecutors refiled a rape charge Thursday against a former BYU football star. Parker Kingston, 22, faces one count first-degree felony rape in Washington County — about 300 miles south of Salt Lake City — where the alleged assault occurred in February 2025. He is scheduled to appear in 5th District Court in St. George on Dec. 17. Kingston was arrested and charged with rape in February 2026. He was initially held in jail before being released on bail. Fifth District Judge Jay Winward denied prosecutors’ request to delay the trial after they told him the alleged victim was not ready to testify and dismissed the case this past June. A 20-year-old woman identified in court documents as A.M. reported that Kingston sexually assaulted her on Feb. 23, 2025, in her St. George apartment. Three days later, the woman contacted a neighbor, who is also a law enforcement officer, to ask what she should do if she was sexually assaulted.

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