BYU Star Receiver Parker Kingston Charged With First‑Degree Rape; University Says He Is No Longer a Student
Parker Kingston, a star BYU wide receiver, has been charged with first‑degree rape in Utah and BYU says he is no longer a student, with university officials and coaches saying they only learned of the investigation after his arrest. A judge found by "clear and convincing evidence" that Kingston is a danger to the community but released him on a $100,000 bond ($10,000 cash) with a GPS ankle monitor, bans on social media and contact with the accuser and witnesses, and a prohibition on returning to Washington County except for court; the unsealed charging affidavit says Kingston contends the sex was consensual while the accuser says she told him she did not want sex and repeatedly told him to stop, and the case has implications under BYU’s honor code banning sex outside heterosexual marriage.
📌 Key Facts
- Parker Kingston, a BYU star wide receiver, has been charged with felony rape.
- BYU spokesman Jon McBride said Kingston is no longer a student at the university; the school and coaches say they only learned of the investigation this week after his arrest.
- The charging affidavit, unsealed Thursday, says Kingston told police the sexual activity was consensual while the accuser told investigators she had clearly said beforehand she did not want sex and told him to stop multiple times.
- Judge John Walton found by 'clear and convincing evidence' that Kingston is a danger to the community but nevertheless granted release on $100,000 bond (with $10,000 cash), imposing a GPS ankle monitor, a ban on social media, no contact with the accuser or witnesses, and a prohibition on returning to Washington County except for court appearances.
- The reporting places the case in the context of BYU’s honor code banning sex outside heterosexual marriage and notes that other athletes have left the program when facing honor-code suspensions.
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- BYU spokesman Jon McBride said Kingston is no longer a student at the university; the school and coaches say they only learned of the investigation this week after his arrest.
- Judge John Walton explicitly found by 'clear and convincing evidence' that Kingston is a danger to the community, yet still granted release on $100,000 bond with $10,000 cash, GPS ankle monitor, no social media, no contact with accuser or witnesses, and a ban on returning to Washington County except for court.
- The charging affidavit (unsealed Thursday) indicates Kingston told police all sexual activity was consensual, while the accuser told investigators she had clearly said beforehand she did not want sex and told him to stop multiple times.
- The article situates the case in the context of BYU’s honor code banning sex outside heterosexual marriage and notes that other athletes have left the program when facing honor-code suspensions.