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Jalen Kitna, a backup quarterback for the Florida Gators, was arrested Wednesday on five charges related to child sexual abuse. He was booked into the Alachua County Jail this afternoon and, according to reports, is scheduled for an initial hearing Thursday morning.
The university said Kitna, a 19-year-old redshirt freshman, was suspended indefinitely.
On Wednesday, police said they served a search warrant at 2308 SW 38th Drive after receiving a cyber tip indicating that a Discord user, later identified as Kitna, “distributed an image of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) through their platform.”
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Police said when they interviewed Kitna, he said he remembered sharing the two images, but believed they were “legal” since he found them online.
Shortly after sharing the photos, Kitna said his Discord account had been deactivated and assumed someone had reported him, police said.
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When Kitna’s electronic devices were searched, police said they found more images of child sexual abuse material.
Kitna was arrested on two counts of distribution of child exploitation material and three counts of possession of child pornography.
Kitna is a redshirt freshman originally from Tacoma, Washington, and has played in four games in the 2022 season. He was ranked the No. 44th quarterback in the country for the Gators. His father, Jon Kitna, is a former NFL quarterback.
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Kitna, the son of former NFL quarterback Jon Kitna, was booked into the Alachua County Jail at 3:20 p.m. Wednesday, according to sheriff’s records. CBS 4 in Gainesville reports that a police spokesperson said Kitna was booked on charges related to child pornography.
Kitna is facing three counts of possession of child pornography and two counts of distribution of child exploitation material, according to TMZ . He has been suspended from the football team
“We are shocked and saddened to hear the news about Jalen Kitna,” the school said in a statement to multiple outlets. “These are extremely serious charges and the University of Florida and the UAA have zero tolerance for such behavior. Jalen has been suspended indefinitely from the football program.
According to CBS 4, the Gainesville Police Department said they were tipped off by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that a Discord user had shared a photo of child sexual abuse. Further investigation revealed that it was Kitna’s Discord account that shared the photo. A second photo was also discovered.
Kitna allegedly told police he shared the photos but thought it was “legal” because he found them online. A subsequent search of his devices turned up three more images of child sex abuse.
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Kitna’s electronic devices were seized as part of a search operation. Preliminary analysis revealed three additional images of child sexual abuse material, police said.
“We are shocked and saddened to hear of the news about Jalen Kitna,” the school’s athletic department, formally called the University Athletic Association, said in a statement. “These are extremely serious charges and the University of Florida and the UAA have zero tolerance for such behavior.
“Jalen has been suspended indefinitely from the football program.”
Jon Kitna played 14 seasons in the NFL with Seattle, Cincinnati, Detroit and Dallas. He started 124 games and is now a high school football coach in Burleson, Texas, just south of Fort Worth.
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Kitna’s Discord account was deactivated and he thought someone had reported him to the platform, according to the press release.
GPD investigators seized his electronic devices after issuing a search warrant, where they found three additional photos of “child sexual abuse material,” the press release says.
Kitna is a redshirt freshman and appeared in four games for Florida this season. He is the son of Jon Kitna, who played quarterback in the National Football League for more than a decade.
The Gainesville Police Department arrested Kitna on 2 counts of distribution of child exploitation material and 3 counts of possession of child sexual images.
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A university spokesman said the school had no further comment.
Kitna is the son of former NFL quarterback Jon Kitna, now the head football coach at Burleson High School in Texas. Jon Kitna did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children alerted local authorities Wednesday that someone shared an image depicting child abuse on Discord, the police department said.
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Jon Kitna is a former NFL quarterback who played for the Seattle Seahawks, Cincinnati Bengals, Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys. He initially went undrafted and signed with Seattle as a free agent in the 1996 season.
His wife’s name is Jennifer. She has been married to the former NFL quarterback, who was mostly a backup, for a long time. One of their children is Jalen, who was a college quarterback at the University of Florida.
