BYU expelled former football standout Parker Kingston from the university Friday night after he was arrested and jailed earlier this week on a felony rape charge.
Kingston, who led the Cougars in receiving yards (924) and receptions (66) in 2025, is no longer part of the football program, according to a statement from BYU athletics.
“University administration and athletic administration, including BYU head coach Kalani Sitake, were only made aware of the investigation and allegations after Kingston’s arrest this past Wednesday, Feb. 11,” according to the statement.
Kingston, 21, made his first appearance in Washington County Fifth District Court on Friday afternoon remotely from the Purgatory Correctional Facility in Hurricane, Utah. Judge John Walton agreed to the terms Washington County chief deputy attorney Ryan Shaum and Cara Tangaro, Kingston’s defense attorney, set that Kingston be released on a $100,000 bond with $10,000 cash immediately paid to the court.
The charge stems from a reported sexual assault on Feb. 23, 2025, in St. George, Utah, which is located more than 250 miles south of Provo near the Arizona border. The probable cause affidavit released this week stated that the alleged victim, who was 20 years old at the time, reported the sexual assault allegations to officers at the St. George Regional Hospital on Feb. 27.
Kingston later told investigators that all sexual activity with the woman was consensual, according to the affidavit.
