DA’s office seeks more victims of shop owner charged with corrupting minors
The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office is seeking additional victims of a Quakertown Farmer’s Market shop owner accused of preying on teenage employees, with one victim reporting he offered her money to perform a sex act.
Joseph Michael Grossman, 36, was charged by Richland Township police after an investigation that began in June. Grossman owned Poppy’s Peanuts inside the Quakertown Farmer’s Market.
According to police, a 17-year-old girl told investigators that while she worked for Grossman, he would frequently make inappropriate comments and touch her legs and back. After she quit, Grossman allegedly continued to contact her on social media. She told police that on one occasion, he asked her to meet him at the store after hours, where he offered her money and marijuana to perform a sexual act.
Following news of Grossman’s arrest, a second victim came forward with similar allegations. She told police that while she worked for Grossman, he would regularly make vulgar sexual comments and grab her hips, back, and shoulders. While she did not report being offered money for a sexual act, she did say that Grossman gave her drugs.
