Attorneys for Parker Kingston, the former Brigham Young University football player accused of raping a 20-year-old woman, withdrew from representing Kingston in a filing on Wednesday.

Kingston is still represented by defense attorney Cara Tangaro.

Kingston was expected in 5th District Court in St. George, Utah, on Thursday for a preliminary hearing, which was delayed until April 23.

The 21-year-old former wide receiver for BYU was formally charged with one count of felony rape and booked into jail last February, a year after the woman, identified as A.M., reported that he sexually assaulted her to officers at St. George Regional Hospital in February of last year.

District Court Judge Jay Winward released Kingston on bail and ordered him to wear an ankle monitor for at least 60 days. Last month, Kingston’s attorneys filed a memorandum requesting that the judge remove the monitor, arguing that their client was not a flight risk.

The alleged victim reported that Kingston sexually assaulted her on Feb. 23, 2025, in St. George.

In the memorandum, A.M. apparently reached out to Kingston in March 2025 and “told him that he had taken advantage of her.”

Kingston, per the court filing, responded, “I didn’t take advantage of you and I didn’t think anything was casual you told me before and then you said yes and or else I never would’ve done that because I just don’t do that with anybody tbh. I wouldn’t ever do that to someone unless they agreed and you did. I’m sorry that I took that from you it was late and I shouldn’t have even gone over there in the first place because I regret doing it too. I’m sorry.”

Judge Winward granted the attorneys’ dismissal on Tuesday. The preliminary hearing was rescheduled for April 23.

Clarification: An earlier version of this story did not contain information about Kingston’s attorney who continues to represent him.