Alabama fan indicted

In this January file photo, Brian Downing, who allegedly sexually assaulted a passed out LSU football fan in the French Quarter after the recent BCS Championship college football game, is escorted by detectives for booking on charges of sexual battery and obscenity at the New Orleans Police Department headquarters in New Orleans, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Show caption
In this January file photo, Brian Downing, who allegedly sexually assaulted a passed out LSU football fan in the French Quarter after the recent BCS Championship college football game, is escorted by detectives for booking on charges of sexual battery and obscenity at the New Orleans Police Department headquarters in New Orleans, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Associated Press

May 18, 2012

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2:20 p.m.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Brian H. Downing, the Alabama fan seen on a video apparently committing sexual battery on an unconscious LSU fan after the BCS championship football game, has been indicted.

An Orleans Parish grand jury Thursday handed up the indictment against the 32-year-old Downing, formally charging him with one count each of sexual battery of a male victim and obscenity.

A video that went viral on the Internet is believed to have been taken at a fast-food restaurant in New Orleans after Alabama defeated LSU on Jan. 9.

A man — said to be Downing, of Smiths Station, Ala. — wearing Crimson Tide attire appears to perform a simulated sex act on the LSU fan.

The court set a bond in the amount of $50,000.

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1) Comment by Vernonbrew22 - 19/05/2012

What a stupid LSU fan. You get drunk and pass out and expect others to not rub their nads on you. Baha ha ha

2) Comment by Vernonbrew22 - 19/05/2012

Does anyone really care? The judge should rub his genitalia all over that drunk idiot for just being plain stupid. Let this other Bama idiot go on with his life of keying cars and jumping queers.

3) Comment by tradewinns - 18/05/2012

***** they've got the money. goes to show how far from "justice" our "justice" system has gotten.

4) Comment by Being_Stupid - 18/05/2012

Why is the victim suing the Krystal Restaurant? How are they liable for this? If somebody walks into my business and commits a crime, how am I supposed to be responsible for that? The only people to blame is the guy who committed the crime and the victim for passing out in a public restaurant after drinking excessively.

5) Comment by tradewinns - 17/05/2012

this is really going to far. he made a stupid mistake, what are you going to do brand him a sexual predator for life? get off the high horse and go after real sexual predators and murderers. i'm sure he has learn a severe lesson and it'll never happen again, ever.

6) Comment by teacherguy - 17/05/2012

This is where drinking will take you...both of them! :)

7) Comment by KB - 17/05/2012

A few minutes performing a stupid act is going to cost him dearly...it's just not worth it folks!