Sidebar with Katie Phang

LSU Football Player Under Investigation After Disturbing Assault Allegations

Sidebar with Katie Phang

Show Notes

There are some NEW updates in the case of the young LSU student who was “forcibly raped” by a football player, who has now been identified as Damien Shanklin. The police and the local DA’s office are now investigating what happened, but only after Kendall Francis was driven to publicly post on TikTok about her assault. Katie Phang brings you the latest details, including LSU’s history of multiple failures in handling sexual assaults on its campus.

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