Jalen Kitna arrest details are beginning to emerge, and that includes a news release from the Gainesville Police Department.

Some of the details include that police have said the investigation began when investigators received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. The tip indicated that a Discord user distributed an image of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) through their platform. Discord is a VoIP and instant messaging social platform.

Police also reported that an investigation revealed that 2 images were shared from a residence in Gainesville and the investigation also revealed that the account holder was Jalen Kitna.

Detective Montague says he contacted Kitna at the residence and interviewed him. Kitna stated that he remembered sharing the 2 images (CSAM) but believed them to be “legal”, since he found them online. Kitna advised that he realized he should not have shared those 2 images, based on the reaction from the other Discord user that he shared them with.

Kitna advised shortly after that, his Discord account was deactivated and that he assumed someone reported him to Discord. Kitna stated that he received an email from Discord stating that his account was deactivated due to violation of the terms of service.

The Gainesville Police Department says members of the Gainesville Police Department and the Internet Crimes Against Children Division served a search warrant of the residence on Wednesday.

Kitna’s electronic devices were seized as part of the search warrant. Preliminary analysis of the devices revealed 3 additional images of child sexual abuse material.

The Gainesville Police Department arrested Kitna on 2 counts of distribution of child exploitation material and 3 counts of possession of child sexual images.