Who is Jalen Kitna? Ex-NFL QB Jon Kitna's footballer son arrested for possessing child pornography

Who is Jalen Kitna? Ex-NFL QB Jon Kitna's footballer son arrested for possessing child pornography
Florida quarterback Jalen Kitna, son of former NKL QB Jon Kitna, was arrested on child pornography charges (Alachua County Jail/Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

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GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA: Jalen Kitna, a 19-year-old quarterback for the University of Florida was arrested on Wednesday, November 30, on five charges -- two counts of distribution of child exploitation material and three counts of possession of child pornography, according to the Gainesville Police Department. The football team, Florida Gators, has also suspended Jalen, the son of former NFL quarterback Jon Kitna.

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The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children tipped off officers, according to a news release from the Gainesville Police Department, that a user had posted a picture of child sexual abuse material on Discord. Police discovered two photographs of child sex abuse material sent through Discord from Kitna's house during their investigation, as per reported by ESPN News.