Overview
- Washington County prosecutors filed a first-degree felony rape charge and Kingston, 21, was arrested and is being held in the county jail without bail.
- A probable-cause affidavit unsealed Thursday says the woman reported she told Kingston to stop and alleges he raped her, while Kingston told police the encounter was consensual.
- Investigators said they collected digital and forensic evidence and interviewed the parties and other witnesses following the woman’s Feb. 23, 2025 report at St. George Regional Hospital.
- Kingston’s initial appearance is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Friday in Utah’s Fifth Judicial District Court in St. George.
- BYU said it will cooperate with law enforcement and declined further comment under student-privacy rules; Kingston was the Cougars’ leading receiver in 2025 and had planned to return this season.