An LSU student is speaking out after alleging that the university failed to support her following a reported sexual assault involving an LSU football player.
Kendall Francis, a first-generation college student, said she visited an LSU dorm in October 2025 to see a football player she had met through social media. Francis alleges she was sexually assaulted. “I just went over there… and I was sexually assaulted,” Francis said.
Francis said she returned to her apartment afterward in shock. LSU Police later took her to the hospital, where she spent approximately seven hours. The football player’s identity has not been publicly released.
“The fact my entire freshman year was taken away from me because of this experience is why I spoke out about it,” Francis said.
Francis filed a formal Title IX complaint with LSU in January 2026. During the university’s investigation, Francis and the student-athlete gave conflicting accounts about the encounter, including whether she consented.
According to a Title IX report obtained by the WAFB I-TEAM, LSU found the student-athlete responsible for sexual assault and forcible rape.
The student-athlete appealed the decision, but the Title IX office upheld the finding.
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The university’s Title IX decision is part of an administrative process and is separate from a criminal investigation.
“Physically, through all of this, I went through depression and I lost a lot of weight. I got diagnosed with severe anxiety and I have to go seek a therapist. I also failed both my freshmen semesters because of all the trauma I dealt with,” Francis said.
Months after the Title IX ruling, Francis shared a series of videos on TikTok detailing her allegations. The posts quickly went viral, and the East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney’s Office has since opened a criminal investigation.
“We understand that the matter was previously addressed through a campus-level investigatory and review process and that the LSU Police Department and the Baton Rouge Police Department have information concerning the matter,” DA Hillar Moore said.
“It wasn’t easy, but it was honestly what I had to do for myself,” Francis said of speaking publicly.
LSU said in a statement that it followed its Title IX procedures and noted that the student-athlete was the person who initially reported the incident.
“LSU and its current administration take very seriously any allegations of misconduct involving students on our campuses. Safety and security must be our number one priority,” President Rousse said. “Let me assure everyone that this incident has been handled professionally and that LSU has strictly followed our policies, procedures and best practices, including the Title IX process, to guide our actions to date. Now that a criminal complaint has been filed, our role is to continue cooperating with our law enforcement partners as they work through their investigatory process.”