Former Police Captain Sentenced For Sexually Exploiting A Minor

A 52-year-old former South Plainfield police captain has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the sexual exploitation of a minor.

Michael Grennier pled guilty to enticing the girl to live-stream sexually explicit acts over the internet in exchange for payment.

He was charged with one count of production of child pornography and has been in custody since Feb. 19, 2013.

According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:

• On Feb. 14, 2013, Grennier enticed a girl to perform sexually explicit acts and stream images of herself over the Internet while he watched remotely from his home computer.

• During the webcam session, Grennier exchanged text messages with the minor in which he directed her actions. Grennier admitted during his guilty plea proceeding that he promised to buy his victim clothing in exchange for her performance.

• At the time of his arrest, Grennier was working for a private computer forensics firm. Prior to his retirement, he was a computer forensics specialist for the South Plainfield Police Department.

• In addition to the prison term, Judge Wolfson sentenced Grennier to serve lifetime supervised release. Restitution will be determined at a later date. Grennier will also be required to register as a sex offender.