Bama fan indicted in post-championship incident - KNOE 8 News; KNOE-TV; KNOE.com |

Bama fan indicted in post-championship incident

Posted: Updated: May 17, 2012 04:05 PM

NEW ORLEANS, La., (KNOE 8 News) - In New Orleans, an Orleans Parish grand jury indicted Brian H. Downing.

Downing is allegedly the Alabama fan seen on an internet video apparently committing sexual battery on an unconscious LSU fan after the BCS championship football game.

The grand jury handed down the indictment Thursday, formally charging Downing with one count each of sexual battery of a male victim and obscenity.

The video, which went viral on the internet earlier this year, is believed to have been taken at a fast-food restaurant in New Orleans after Alabama defeated LSU on Jan. 9. In that video, 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.

Powered by WorldNow
All content © Copyright 2000 - 2013 WorldNow and KNOE. All Rights Reserved.
For more information on this site, please read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.