BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU sophomore cornerback Javien Toviano turned himself in to authorities Sunday on charges of video voyeurism, the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office said.
Toviano, 19, of Arlington, Texas, is accused of having sex with a woman and recording it without her consent, according to an arrest warrant. The woman told investigators she found videos of the two men on Toviano’s iPad, recorded by a clock with a built-in camera placed near the bed, the Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reported.
The woman told detectives that Toviano had recorded them having sex in the past without her consent and she told him she did not want to be recorded.
Toviano, during an interview with detectives, admitted to using a hidden camera to record the sexual encounters, the arrest warrant states.
Bail information was not immediately available. It was unclear whether Toviano had an attorney who could speak on his behalf.
Toviano “has been suspended from all team activities in accordance with departmental policies,” LSU said in a statement.
“We will not make any further comment out of respect for the legal process,” the university said.
LSU begins preseason practice on Aug. 1 and Toviano was expected to compete for playing time at cornerback.
He signed with LSU last year. He played in every game as a freshman and started three times in the last five games. He finished his freshman season with 33 tackles and a pass deflection.
