EL PASO, TEXAS (KFOX14/CBS4) — The assault case against UTEP professor and local government watchdog Max Grossman was dismissed, according to court documents obtained by KFOX14/CBS4 on Wednesday.
According to court documents signed on Wednesday, Grossman’s misdemeanor case was dismissed “based on successful completion of the Pre-Trial Diversion Program,” which refers to a program in which first-time offenders complete certain terms and conditions in exchange for dismissal of the case.
These conditions include paying a supervision fee, not using alcohol or drugs, not committing any new offenses, and completing assigned classes, according to the El Paso District Attorney’s office.
In a statement emailed to KFOX14/CBS4 about the conditions for Grossman’s dismissal, Stephanie Valle, Special Projects Administrator with the El Paso District Attorney’s Office, said in part, “The decision to refer the Defendant to pre-trial diversion was made after a comprehensive review of the facts and circumstances of the case, the strength of the evidence, and the Defendant’s lack of criminal history.”
Grossman was arrested and charged on Sept. 4 with assault causing bodily injury to a family member after the alleged victim in the case said Grossman pushed her and hurt her after an infidelity dispute.
According to the arrest affidavit previously obtained by KFOX14/CBS4, Grossman’s partner told police he got angry after she asked him if he had been cheating on her with other women and pushed her, hitting her chest and causing her to have a hematoma on one of her breasts.
This reportedly happened in the morning of Aug. 27 at the 6220 block of Camino Alegre Drive in Northwest El Paso.
The victim told police she had recently had chest surgery in July and was still healing when Grossman reportedly pushed her.
The victim also told investigators that their relationship had been in trouble for “some time” and that they had recently “broken up” but were still living together.
Former City Representative Brian Kennedy is Grossman’s attorney in this matter.
In a statement to KFOX14/CBS4 via phone, Kennedy said, “When this case first started, I said I looked forward to clearing his name, and with this dismissal and with the Pre-Trial Diversion, his name has been cleared.”
Grossman is an Associate Professor of Art History at UTEP and was also a figure in the opposition to demolishing the Duranguito area.
Grossman also spearheads the government watchdog website: El Paso Taxpayer Revolt.
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