A former Tenafly council president was sentenced to four years in state prison this week after pleading guilty to child pornography charges stemming from a 2023 raid on his home that also implicated his son. Jeffrey Grossman was sentenced on Thursday in Hackensack, bringing a three-year case to a close.
Grossman pleaded guilty to child pornography charges and received the four-year prison term, according to the Bergen Record. The outlet reported that the sentencing took place in Hackensack. Grossman had served as Tenafly's borough council president before his arrest, according to the New Jersey Globe, which described him at the time as “the Tenafly borough council president.”
What Detectives Found in the Tenafly Home
The case traces back to October 2023, when Grossman and his son, Steven, were charged with second-degree possession of child pornography. Detectives seized 32 electronic devices and more than 1,000 images of child pornography from the Grossmans' Tenafly home, authorities said in a report carried by NJ.com. At the time of his arrest, Grossman was 65, per the New Jersey Globe.
Grossman was also identified as a middle school social studies teacher in Rochelle Park, a role separate from his elected post on the Tenafly council, the New Jersey Globe reported. Following the arrests, the Grossmans were suspended from their jobs and prohibited from contacting staff or students or from entering school grounds, according to the NJ.com report from 2023.
A Council Seat Up for Reelection
The timing of the 2023 arrests coincided with local politics in Tenafly. Grossman's term on the borough council was set to expire that December, and he was listed on the ballot seeking reelection in November 2023, NJ.com reported at the time. The outlet's reporting did not address what became of that reelection bid once the charges were filed.
Three years passed between the initial charges and this week's resolution in Hackensack. The Bergen Record's report on the guilty plea and sentencing did not include additional detail on the specific terms of any plea arrangement, nor did it address the outcome of the case against Grossman's son, Steven, who was charged alongside his father in 2023 but whose case status was not addressed in the available reporting.
How to Look Up Court Records
For residents looking to verify criminal case outcomes directly, the New Jersey Courts system allows the public to search criminal judgments by defendant name, SBI number, complaint number, or indictment number. The case against Grossman marks the conclusion of a prosecution that began with a search of his home and ended with a four-year state prison sentence handed down this week.
