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1:53 PM PT–The Gainesville Police Dept states it carried out a search warrant on Wednesday at Jalen Kitna’s Florida house after it got a pointer that a Discord user had actually dispersed “an image of child sexual abuse material” through the social networks messaging platform.
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According to polices, an examination exposed that the account came from Kitna … and an extra image, making 2 overall, had really been dispersed from it.
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Cops state when they reached Kitna at the house, he informed them he “remembered sharing the two images but believed them to be ‘legal,’ since he found them online.”
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Police state Kitna confessed he needs to not have actually shared the pictures.
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Cops claim as part of the search warrant, Kitna’s electronic gadgets were taken– and they state that a taking place search exposed the Florida Gators football gamer remained in ownership of 3 extra pictures of kid sexual assault product. They apprehended him and scheduled him on 5 charges– 2 counts of circulation of kid exploitation product and 3 counts of ownership of kid porn– a brief time later on.
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1:33 PM PT— The Gators simply dealt with the arrest … stating Jalen Kitna has actually been suspended forever from the group.
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“We are shocked and saddened to hear of the news involving Jalen Kitna,” the declaration checks out. “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.”
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1:14 PM PT— A representative for theGainesville Police Dept informs TMZ Sports … Jalen Kitna was scheduled on 5 different charges– 2 counts of circulation of kid exploitation product and 3 counts of ownership of kid porn.
Florida Gators quarterback Jalen Kitna — the child of ex-NFL star Jon Kitna— was apprehended in Florida on Wednesday, TMZ Sports has actually discovered.
The 19-year-old was simply scheduled into prison minutes back– at around 3:20 PM ET.
Further information surrounding his arrest were not made right away readily available.
Jalen– a promoted hire out of Burleson H.S. in Texas– devoted to the Gators in 2020. He signed up with the group in 2021, and redshirted. He saw his very first on-the-field action this season, making his launching versus Eastern Washington in October.
In overall, he’s appeared in 4 video games for UF– with his finest efficiency coming versus EWU, when he tossed for 152 backyards and a goal.
There had actually been speculation he might begin the group’s championship game later on this year if Anthony Richardson, a sought after NFL draft possibility, pulls out of the postseason contest.
Jalen’s daddy, Jon Kitna, bet the Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions and Seattle Seahawks throughout his profession … and was called the 2003 Comeback Player of theYear He tossed for almost 30,000 backyards and had 169 goals in 14 seasons.
Originally Published– 12:40 PM PT