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NEW ORLEANS -- An Alabama man was arrested late Thursday in connection with a video appearing to show someone in a University of Alabama jacket abusing an unconscious Louisiana State University fan after Alabama beat LSU for the BCS football championship.

Brian Downing, 32, of Smiths Station, Ala., was booked on charges of sexual battery and obscenity. He was videotaped Jan. 9 "placing his genitals on an LSU fan's face. The LSU fan appears to be heavily inebriated and practically unconscious," a police statement said.

That videotape, the last minute of which shows a man in a red Alabama jacket simulating a sex act, went viral on the Internet.

Police said sex crimes detectives met Downing at his attorney's office in New Orleans, where officers arrested him. Downing looked at the ground as officers escorted him in handcuffs into the jail. Neither he nor the officers answered questions.

Downing's actions were videotaped about 11:45 p.m. Jan. 9 at a restaurant on Bourbon Street, police said.

They said LSU and Alabama University campus police helped them collect information and evidence needed to get a warrant for Downing's arrest.

Downing is a second cousin of Russell County, Ala., Sheriff Heath Taylor, who earlier Thursday had said Downing was on his way from Alabama to New Orleans to surrender.

Taylor told The Associated Press that he learned from other family members Thursday morning that Downing had been identified as the man shown exposing himself and then simulating a sex act above the head of an apparently unconscious man in an LSU-purple shirt. Taylor said he had not seen the video or asked Downing about the case.

After hearing from his relatives, Taylor said, he called Downing's father and told him to bring him to the sheriff's office in Phenix City, Ala. He said he then called New Orleans police to ask whether they wanted him to jail and extradite Downing or send him to New Orleans to surrender. "New Orleans made that call," he said.

Taylor said he did not speak to Downing. "I gave his attorney the card with the detective's name on it and cell number," he said.

The relationship was first reported by the Ledger-Enquirer of Columbus, Ga., which is about 9 miles east-northeast from Phenix City.

Scott Myers, a spokesman for Birmingham, Ala.-based Hibbett Sports Inc., confirmed Thursday that the company had fired Downing on Wednesday because of his apparent part in the video.

He said the company had been aware of the tape but did not identify the person on it until Wednesday. He refused to say what the man did for Hibbett or how the company became aware of his alleged involvement. Hibbett Sports lists about 800 stores in 26 states.

"We were made aware of this situation late yesterday afternoon. We conducted our own investigation, and after the investigation was concluded, we made the determination to terminate his employment," Myers said.

Taylor said that when he heard the allegation, he had no choice but to arrest Downing or send him to New Orleans. "I wasn't going to let anybody say that because he's my family I wasn't doing anything about it," he said.

It wasn't a hard decision, he said. "You've just got to do the right thing."

"You've just got to do the right thing."

and he will probably forever live with the distinction of being a 'sexual offender'. as much as i hate it for he and his family and the alleged victim, people have to take responsibility for their actions EVEN in nola

I've heard he's the half son of Harvey Updyke. Nah...just kidding. LOL!!!

"Stupid is as stupid does "

The alleged Honey Bagger ain't celebratin' no mo'.

Clem ,I think his name should be the Honey Bun . He was so sweet during the game ! LOL

I like "Syrup Possum".

Now THAT is funny!!!!!

I can't take credit for thinking of it, but I like it.

Syrup Possum is damn good, too.

Brian Downing is a sick, sick individual and all the individuals standing around watching it happen, without stepping up to the plate and saying enough is enough, are huge disappointments.

Someone should have had the balls (no pun intended!) to stand up and stop that humiliation but yet the POS was cheered?

Sickening!!!!

Sad that a 32 yr old man didn't know any better and even sadder that no one around stepped up and stopped this idiotic behavior. Likely as not he'll end up being convicted and will have to register as a sex offender the rest of his days.

I hope the guy is convicted. I also wonder if the tea-baggee will be convicted of public intoxication.

The victim was on Finebaum yesterday talking about that night. No kidding, he said he was going to Krystal to get a "sackful". I think it is a terrible thing the dude did to him, but that made me chuckle a little.

Here's what today's society has become:

Someone in that situation who "steps up" to try to stop him will be vilified by the other Bama fans cheering him on, labeled as a party-pooper, told to mind his own business and possibly threatened.

Other people his age or younger would be told the above. Anyone older probably would be the "old man butting in ... we're just having a little fun!" and probably at least verbally abused by the gang mentality.

So what happens? Nothing.

I posted this earlier but it got deleted.

He has already lost his job, the sikko-idiot deserves everything he gets.

I just don't understand it.?. Did he think it was funny, or did he get some kind of pleasure out of it?.? I wonder if he copped a feel on the guy while he was passed out too?

Guy could be on medication. By that video, all we know is a man is passed out. We don't know exactly why.

A good friend of mine has diabetes. One time when we all were at an event, his blood sugar got so low he was in a stupor. We had no idea other than "Wow, he's had 2-3 beers and nothing to eat." We didn't know he is diabetic.

Next day when I found out, I chewed his ass out for not telling someone. He could have died or gone into a coma.

Was LSUBaggee drunk? Probably. But by that video - the evidence - we don't know for sure.

I would like to know what his blood alcohal level was at the time also.
The bagger not the baggee.

Exactly, but the right (and least dangerous) thing to do would have been to quickly walk away and call the police.

By his own admission, he was drunker than Cooter Brown. He said he had been in a bar watching the game and drinking the whole time - mostly whiskey.

I don't see what him being drunk had to do with anything. Is it right to do that to a passed out woman? Its a sexual assault period.

What if he was passed out because he forgot to take his meds, or was knocked unconscious somehow out prior to the assailants arrival.

Now that the serious business is out of the way maybe they can focus on who threw a punch and broke the jaw of a fan or maybe start looking into that murder a day they have going on in N.O.