Lsu's Damien Shanklin Faces Rape Allegations Amid Investigation
WHO:
Daily Mail Sports - LSU football player Damien Shanklin is involved in a rape investigation.
US Magazine - The female student making the accusation is named Kendall Francis.
WHAT:
Daily Mail Sports - Shanklin was found responsible for 'forcible rape' by the LSU Office of Civil Rights and Title IX.
Daily Mail Sports - Shanklin's one-year suspension was reduced to probation upon appeal.
US Magazine - The East Baton Rouge District Attorney's Office is investigating the rape accusation.
TMZ - Shanklin's lawyers state that he "maintains his innocence."
WHERE:
US Magazine - The investigation is being conducted by the East Baton Rouge District Attorney's Office.
TMZ - The investigation involves campus police at LSU.
WHY:
US Magazine - The investigation was initiated after Kendall Francis went public with her accusation in a TikTok video.
HOW:
US Magazine - The DA's office confirmed it is "collecting materials and investigating" the case.
LSU football player Damien Shanklin is currently involved in a rape investigation following accusations made by a female student named Kendall Francis, who went public with her claims in a TikTok video. The LSU Office of Civil Rights and Title IX found Shanklin responsible for 'forcible rape,' but his one-year suspension was reduced to probation upon appeal, while his lawyers maintain his innocence. The East Baton Rouge District Attorney's Office is actively investigating the case, collecting materials and working alongside campus police at LSU.