A third lawsuit has been filed against Hilton Elementary School Principal Kirk Ashton, again accusing him of sexually abusing his students.
The suit is also brought against the Hilton Central School District and its past superintendent on behalf of a former student. The suit claims the victim was abused weekly by Ashton between the first and sixth grades at Northwood Elementary School.
Ashton was arrested in April and accused of sexually abusing multiple students.
The suit claims Ashton directed the student to sit on his lap and would rub parts of his body while the door to his office was closed and the window covered. The suit charges Ashton did this three times a week from the 2010 through the 2014 school years.