Gators’ Kitna leaves prison as information of case emerge

GAINESVILLE, Fla.– Florida backup quarterback Jalen Kitna was released from jail on $80,000 bond Thursday, a day after he was apprehended on 5 kid porn charges.Judge Meshon Rawls set the bond and as conditions for Kitna’s release purchased him not to have any unsupervised contact with minors and not to have any internet gain access to. Kitna sobbed into his hands when his parents, consisting of previous NFL quarterback Jon Kitna, resolved the court throughout a 75-minute appearance. Jalen Kitna was at the Alachua County Prison and on a closed-circuit feed when Jon and Jennifer Kitna stepped to a podium in the courtroom and promised they would monitor their 19-year-old child back home in Burleson, Texas.Jon Kitna tapped his feet repeatedly and held hands with Jennifer throughout their kid’s

first court look. Jalen Kitna donned a green smock– various from the striped pants and tops other inmates use– usually offered to those being kept under close watch due to the fact that of issues about their welfare. His reservation picture showed him in regular jailhouse outfit. “He’s got an excellent household. He’s got great household assistance. He’s going to be well looked after,” among Kitna’s lawyers

, Caleb Kenyon, said outside the court house. The Gainesville Cops Department launched Kitna’s arrest report Thursday, supplying graphic details about the grievances filed versus

the now-suspended football player.The investigation began in June with an idea from the National Center for Missing Out On and Exploited Children into images of kid pornography being shared on the social media platform Discord. The investigation led authorities to Kitna.One of the images shared by Kitna was of a prepubescent woman being sexually abused by a male. The expression”so young junior “was written on that photo, and another of a pubescent lady.

Kitna told an investigator he thought the photos were legal due to the fact that he found them online.When authorities browsed Kitna’s phone, they discovered three more pictures of 2 naked pubescent women in the shower, according to the report. Those three images were conserved to his mobile phone last December, police said. The report did not estimate the ages of the girls.Kenyon, the attorney, argued that Kitna must be launched with no monetary bond and suggested that those 3 images could be thought about child erotica rather of kid porn.Kitna also told police he had actually remained in other messaging groups on at least one other social media platform that distributed similar material, according to the arrest report.Discord had actually previously shut off Kitna’s account since of an infraction of the regards to service, cops said.”Discord has a zero-tolerance policy for kid sexual abuse, which does not have a place on our platform or anywhere in society, “a Discord representative said in a statement released to The Associated Press.”We work relentlessly to discover and eliminate this abhorrent material and act including banning

the users responsible and interesting with the proper authorities.”Two of the five detaining charges, which still require to be formalized by the state attorney’s office, are second-degree felonies that could result in a prison term of approximately 15 years and a fine of approximately $10,000. The other three are third-degree felonies.Kitna likewise is being represented by Gainesville attorney Ron Kozlowski along with noted Jacksonville attorney Hank Coxe, who has a history of taking on cases including prominent athletes.Kitna appeared in four games as a redshirt freshman for the Gators this season. He finished 10 of his 14 passes for 181 lawns and a touchdown.Jon Kitna played 14 seasons in the NFL with Seattle, Cincinnati, Detroit

and Dallas. He started 124 games and now is a high school coach in Burleson, just south of Fort Worth.The Associated Press contributed to this report.