NJ high school teacher, Zumba instructor busted after cops find 42 child porn videos
A Jersey City high school teacher has been arrested for the possession of child pornography, The Post has learned.
Alton F. Brown, an English teacher at arts magnet school Henry Snyder High, was busted on Sept. 8, after Google called in a tip that he uploaded a disturbing child porno video to his cloud account, according to a criminal complaint.
Investigators obtained a warrant and found one photo and 42 videos of child porn on his account, court docs said.
Cops then searched Brown’s home, arresting him and taking two of his cell phones, the court papers said.
Jersey City Superintendent of Schools Norma Fernandez said the district “immediately” placed Brown on leave and “revoked all access to district facilities, electronic networks, and learning platforms” for Brown, after learning of the allegations.
She did not specify whether he was on paid or unpaid leave.
Brown, 41, of Jersey City, was still listed on the school staff page as of Wednesday afternoon.
“The individual has not been active in his role during the current academic year,” Fernandez said.
“As student safety and well-being remain our highest priorities, the District will cooperate fully with law enforcement,” the superintendent said. “Because this concern involves an ongoing law enforcement inquiry and a confidential personnel issue, the District will refrain from offering additional comments presently.”
He is charged with one count of the knowing possession, viewing, or control of child sexual abuse material or child pornography and is due in Hudson County court Thursday.
In addition to teaching children, Brown was a Zumba dance-exercise instructor at the Bethune Center in Jersey City’s Greenville neighborhood.
In 2015, he was honored by the city council for donating a kidney to his dad, according to a post by his local neighborhood association.
Brown could not be reached for comment, and it was not clear if he had a lawyer.
