A Brigham Young University football standout has been arrested and is being charged with rape stemming from allegations in southern Utah.
Parker Trent Kingston, 21, will face a first-degree felony rape charge, according to a statement posted online Wednesday by the Washington County Attorney’s Office.
According to the statement, a then-20-year-old woman told officers at a southern Utah hospital that she had been sexually assaulted by Kingston on Feb. 23, 2025, in St. George.
Detectives with the St. George Police Department, the statement says, gathered evidence and spoke to “other witnesses.”
Kingston is now in custody, being held at the Washington County jail without bail. Jail records confirm that. But charges against Kingston have not officially shown up in the court system as of Wednesday evening.
The county attorney’s office could not be immediately reached Wednesday after business hours.
The office’s statement says Kingston has an initial appearance set in court for Friday at 1:30 p.m.
“The Washington County Attorney’s Office takes allegations of sexual assault seriously,” the statement adds. It also asks any members of the public with information to call 435-301-7100.
Kingston is a senior wide receiver for the BYU Cougars. The school also confirmed the arrest.
“BYU became aware today of the arrest of Parker Kingston,” BYU said in a statement. “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.”
The charges against Kingston come less than a year after BYU’s team was rocked by allegations against its former quarterback.
Jake Retzlaff was accused of sex assault in a civil lawsuit. That case was later dismissed after Retzlaff and the woman who filed the suit came to a resolution.
But the allegations led to Retzlaff leaving the team, as he was facing a seven-game suspension from the university for breaking the school’s Honor Code. BYU, owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has strict rules that prohibit, among other things, premarital sex.
Retzlaff later transferred for a spot on the roster at Tulane.
