BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU sophomore cornerback Javien Toviano turned himself in to authorities Sunday on video voyeurism charges, 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 detectives she found videos of the two on Toviano’s iPad that were recorded through a watch 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, in 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 is not known if Toviano has an attorney who can 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 comment further out of respect for the legal process,” the university said.
LSU begins preseason practices on Aug. 1 and Toviano was expected to compete for playing time at cornerback.
He signed with LSU last year. He appeared in every game as a freshman and started three of the last five games. He finished his freshman season with 33 tackles and a pass deflection.
