LSU Defensive Back Accused Of Filming Himself Having Sex With Girlfriend

BATON ROUGE, La. - LSU was having a great week.

Over the last five days, football coach Brian Kelly gained commitments from two 5-star prospects - No. 6-ranked wide receiver Derek Meadows of Las Vegas on Saturday and No. 3 cornerback DJ Pickett of Tampa on Wednesday. Meadows (6-foot-5, 200 pounds) chose LSU after visiting Alabama, Notre Dame and Georgia last month. Pickett (6-4, 178) picked LSU after visiting Georgia, Oregon and Miami last month. Kelly's class of 2025 is ranked No. 4 in the nation by 247 Sports with 18 commitments.

LSU defensive back Javien Toviano pursues Florida's Ricky Pearsall in the Tigers' win last Nov. 11 in Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, La. (Getty Images).

But Sunday, rising cornerback Javien Toviano, a former 5-star prospect himself from Arlington, Texas, who played a lot as a true freshman last season, was arrested in Baton Rouge on a charge of video voyeurism after a girlfriend accused him of recording them having sex together without her consent to the filming, according to the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's office.

A spokesman at the East Baton Rouge Parish jail told OutKick Sunday that Toviano, 19, was charged with a felony and was bailed out Sunday for $10,000. 

Toviano, who signed with LSU as the No. 3 safety in the country by Rivals.com for the 2023 class, was immediately suspended by Kelly.

"The student-athlete has been suspended from all team activities in accordance with departmental policies," an LSU statement said. "We will not have further comment."

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The woman accusing Toviano told detectives she found videos of herself and Toviano on Toviano's iPad and that they were recorded on a hidden camera near the bed, according to the arrest warrant. The woman also told detectives that Toviano had recorded them having sex previously without her consent and that she told him she did not want to be recorded.

LSU Player Turned Himself In, Admitted To Crime

Toviano turned himself in on Sunday, according to the warrant, and admitted to using a hidden camera to record the sexual encounter.

Felony video voyeurism without consent of sexual intercourse is punishable by up to five years in prison, according to Louisiana law.

With practice for the 2024 season opening next month, Toviano was expected to compete for a starting position at cornerback. He played in 13 games in 2023 and started three times late in the season - against Alabama, Florida and Wisconsin in the Reliaquest Bowl in Tampa. Toviano made 33 tackles last season through 302 snaps as he mainly played as a fifth defensive back. He was also valuable on special teams as he logged 94 plays on kickoff coverage, kickoff return, punt return and field goal block units.

Toviano made 11 tackles in LSU's win over Florida with a fumble recovering and pass breakup.