Former LSU football defensive back Javien Toviano is suing the school over the handling of a Title IX case that ended in October with him being issued a one-year suspension from the university, The Advocate reported Wednesday.

Toviano’s lawsuit, now in federal court, claims that LSU denied him a fair appeal process and stacked the Title IX case against him.

The Title IX investigation ended last fall, finding Toviano responsible for “sexual exploitation” of his former girlfriend.

Toviano’s lawsuit, filed against the LSU Board of Supervisors, asks a judge to bar the university from enacting the suspension through a temporary restraining order.

Toviano was arrested for alleged video voyeurism in July 2024, but those criminal charges were dropped after Toviano was able to prove the sexual activity in the recordings were consensual, according to his attorney.

Toviano’s girlfriend then filed a Title IX complaint against Toviano in August 2024. In both cases, she alleged that he had videoed the two engaging in sexual acts without her consent.

When Toviano’s criminal charges were dropped, he was allowed to return to practice with the team on Aug. 1, 2024, the opening practice of the 2024 season.

Toviano appeared in six games as a junior for the Tigers in 2025, recording eight total tackles. He did not travel with the team to the Texas Bowl in late December, and he’s now entered his name into the transfer portal.

Toviano signed with LSU as a four-star recruit out of Martin High School in Arlington, Texas.