Former USC college football star Joshua Jackson Jr. charged with raping two women

Former USC college football star Joshua Jackson Jr. has been charged with raping two women in the past three years.     

Jackson, 22, was arrested and charged on Wednesday with one felony count of forcible sexual penetration and three felony counts of forcible rape. 

The charges relate to an incident involving a classmate at her University of Southern California (USC) accommodation in March this year, and a 2020 incident at Jackson’s apartment with a female student at the University of California (UCLA). 

The alleged 2020 occurrence is said to have happened between June 1 and September 1.

Joshua Jackson Jr. has been charged with rape involving two female alleged victims

The charges against Jackson relate to an incident involving a classmate at her University of Southern California (USC) accommodation in March this year, and a 2020 incident at Jackson’s apartment with a female student at the University of California (UCLA)

The former USC college football star is expected to be arraigned this week in Department 30 of the Foltz Criminal Justice Center

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Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón praised the women’s bravery in coming forward and said enforcers would ‘do everything we can to hold the person responsible for his actions’.  

‘Sexual assault is a heinous crime that cannot be tolerated,’ he said.   

‘These brave women made the difficult decision to come forward and report their assault, now it’s our turn to ensure that justice is done.’

Jackson is expected to be arraigned this week in Department 30 of the Foltz Criminal Justice Center. 

The case is being investigated by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). 

Anyone with information is encouraged to come forward to report their experience to law enforcement at (323) 290-2976 or 1-877-LAPD-24-7.