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UF quarterback Jalen Kitna booked on child porn charges

By Will Brown
Published on November 30, 2022 at 5:43 pm
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University of Florida quarterback Jalen Kitna has been arrested on charges related to child pornography.

Gainesville police say Kitna was booked Wednesday after he shared images of child sexual abuse via the Discord social media network.

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According to the Alachua County Clerk of Courts website, the 19-year-old faces 10 second-degree felony charges of possession with intent to promote.

Kitna was a highly touted prospect from Texas when he joined the program in 2021. He is the son of longtime NFL quarterback Jon Kitna.

The Gators football program has suspended Jalen Kitna indefinitely.

author image Reporter email Will Brown is a corps member with Report for America, a national service program that places journalists into local newsrooms. Will Brown is a reporter and photographer focusing on issues related to race and inequality, as well as sports and photography. He originally joined Jacksonville Today as a Report for America corps member. Will previously reported for the Jacksonville Business Journal, The St. Augustine Record, Victoria (Texas) Advocate and the Tallahassee Democrat. His accolades over his nearly 20-year career include photography for the Health News Florida’s national Murrow Award-winning series “Committed: How and Why Children Became the Fastest Growing Group Under Florida’s Baker Act.” Brown is a graduate of Florida A&M University and has a master’s from the University of South Florida. In his spare time, he enjoys reading and soccer. He lives in Clay County with his wife and son.

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