NJ high school teacher, Zumba instructor busted after cops find 42 child porn videos

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-07 · by Priscilla DeGregory

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Alton F. Brown, a 41-year-old English teacher at Henry Snyder High School in Jersey City, has been arrested for possession of child pornography after Google flagged suspicious activity on his cloud account. Police obtained a warrant and discovered one photo and 42 videos of child porn on his account, leading to the seizure of two cell phones from his home. The school district immediately placed Brown on leave with restricted access to facilities and networks while cooperating fully with law enforcement.
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On September 8, Alton F. Brown, a 41-year-old English teacher at Henry Snyder High School in Jersey City, was arrested for possessing child pornography. Google alerted authorities after Brown uploaded a video of child abuse to his cloud account. A search warrant revealed one photo and 42 videos of child porn on his Google account, along with two cell phones seized from his home. The superintendent, Norma Fernandez, immediately placed Brown on leave and revoked all access to school facilities and networks. As of Wednesday afternoon, Brown was still listed as a staff member but had not been active during the current academic year. The district emphasized its commitment to student safety by fully cooperating with law enforcement.

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Priscilla DeGregory
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District Google Henry Snyder High Jersey City Post

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Brown PERSON · 6× Jersey City GPE · 3× Alton F. Brown PERSON · 1× District ORG · 1× Fernandez PERSON · 1× Google ORG · 1× Henry Snyder High ORG · 1× Hudson County GPE · 1× Norma Fernandez PERSON · 1× Post ORG · 1×

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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.
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🔮 “As student safety and well-being remain our highest priorities, the District will cooperate fully with law enforcement,” the superintendent said.

Claims (15 extracted, 3 hedged)

A Jersey City high school teacher has been arrested for the possession of child pornography, The Post has learned. asserted
Post → arrest → pornography
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. uncertain
he → bust → complaint
Investigators obtained a warrant and found one photo and 42 videos of child porn on his account, court docs said. asserted
docs → obtain → account
Cops then searched Brown’s home, arresting him and taking two of his cell phones, the court papers said. asserted
papers → search → phones
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. asserted
district → say → allegations
She did not specify whether he was on paid or unpaid leave. asserted
he → specify → leave
Brown, 41, of Jersey City, was still listed on the school staff page as of Wednesday afternoon. asserted
Brown → list → afternoon
“The individual has not been active in his role during the current academic year,” Fernandez said. asserted
Fernandez → say → year
“As student safety and well-being remain our highest priorities, the District will cooperate fully with law enforcement,” the superintendent said. asserted
superintendent → remain → enforcement
“Because this concern involves an ongoing law enforcement inquiry and a confidential personnel issue, the District will refrain from offering additional comments presently.” asserted
District → involve → comments
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. asserted
He → charge → court
In addition to teaching children, Brown was a Zumba dance-exercise instructor at the Bethune Center in Jersey City’s Greenville neighborhood. asserted
Brown → teach → neighborhood
Start your day with all you need to know Morning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more. asserted
Report → start → news
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. uncertain
he → honor → association
Brown could not be reached for comment, and it was not clear if he had a lawyer. uncertain
he → reach → lawyer
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