'Laughing' suspect in LSU student attack indicted on video recording

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A suspect in Madison Brooks' rape case, who allegedly laughed and said, "They finna rape her," in a cellphone recording, was hit with his third criminal charge.

A grand jury recently indicted Casen Carver, 19, with video voyeurism for his alleged role in the 19-year-old Louisiana State University sophomore's alleged rape before her death in January 2023.

He is also facing first- and third-degree rape charges as well. Carver's lawyer, Joe Long, ripped the behind-closed-doors grand jury proceeding, saying, "It's been said a grand jury would indict a ham sandwich."

"This was a charge from back in January. The police didn't think it was a crime in January, but now the prosecutor has decided it is a crime because she has no case and is panicking," Long told Fox News Digital. "If the police looked at the video and did not charge him back in January, what does that say to a reasonable person?"

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An undated photo of LSU student Madison Brooks, who was fatally hit by a car after an alleged rape in January 2023. (The Brooks family)

Kerry Miller, Brooks' family lawyer, said it was "an appropriate charge" after seeing the video during a September court appearance. The video has not been released to the public. 

"He knew what was going to happen. He said she was going to be raped at the start of the video," Miller told Fox News Digital. 

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