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Jalen Kitna pleaded no contest to two
misdemeanor counts of disorderly conduct in a court appearance
Wednesday in Alachua County, Fla., before Eighth Judicial
Circuit Judge Susan Miller-Jones.
He had been charged with five counts of possessing and
distributing child pornography.
Jalen Kitna gets no jail time and no fine and does not have to
register as a sex offender. He was placed on six months'
probation for each count, though it could be reduced to six
months overall for good behavior.
Jalen Kitna apologized to his "family, my friends and those that
care about me."
"Watching how this has affected the ones closest to me has been
the most difficult during this process," Jalen Kitna said from a
prepared statement in court. "I've learned some very valuable
lessons. I will apply these lessons to my life moving forward.
With my family's support and love, I am thankful I can now put
this behind me."
Jalen Kitna was arrested Nov. 30 and was kicked off the team and
banned from the Florida campus days later. His ban runs through
November 2025.
According to the Gainesville Police Department, police executed
a search warrant on Kitna's residence after receiving a tip that
a Discord user at the address had shared an image of child
sexual abuse through its platform. Kitna told police he
remembered sharing two images but believed them to be legal
since he found them online.
"What we've got here today is a result that's fair, and the
right result," Jalen Kitna's attorney, Ron Kozlowski, said after
the verdict. "Obviously, the state agrees, and we feel good
about that. This is going to give Jalen an opportunity to move
on to the next step, whatever that is."
Jon Kitna played in 141 games in the NFL from 1997-2011 with
four teams, most notably the Seattle Seahawks (1997-2000) and
Cincinnati Bengals (2001-05).
--Field Level Media
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