New Documents Reveal Details in Rape Allegation Against LSU Football Player
Campus police and the district attorney are reviewing records after LSU found Damien Shanklin responsible for forcible rape and later reduced his punishment to probation.
- East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore III is investigating LSU defensive end Damien Shanklin following rape allegations by student Kendall Francis, who publicized her account on TikTok last month.
- Louisiana State University's Title IX office previously found Shanklin responsible for 'forcible rape,' but Administrative Law Judge Janet Waguespack reduced the initial one-year suspension to probation, citing the brief duration of nonconsensual activity.
- Attorneys Grant L. Willis and Morgan H. Johnson released a statement declaring Shanklin's innocence, asserting that "what has been portrayed on social media and in the news thus far, is not a full account of all of the facts and circumstances surrounding this situation."
- Coach Lane Kiffin confirmed in August that Shanklin is not practicing with the team, and the player has not appeared in any games during the 2026 season.
- LSU President Wade Rousse stated the institution handled this incident professionally and followed established Title IX policies, contextualizing the response against a 2021 report detailing past failures in sexual assault complaint handling.
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