A Monroe County Grand Jury has indicted former school principal Kirk Ashton with 28 total counts of sexual abuse, course of sexual conduct against a child and endangering the welfare of a child.
Ashton was the principal of Northwood Elementary School in the Hilton Central School District when he was arrested for abusing his young male students. This indictment involves 15 additional claims beyond the first indictment. He remains in jail on $250,000 bail.
Kirk Ashton was charged with five counts of Sexual Abuse in the 1st Degree for incident(s) that occurred during the following time frames:
On or about and between March 1, 2014 and June 30, 2014.
On or about and between March 1, 2016 and June 30, 2016.
On or about and between December 1, 2020 and December 25, 2020.
On or about and between December 1, 2020 and March 25, 2021.
On or about and between December 1, 2020 and March 25, 2021.
Kirk Ashton was also charged with thirteen counts of Course of Sexual Conduct Against a Child in the 2nd Degree for incident(s) that occurred during the following time frames:
On or about and between September 1, 2012 and June 30, 2014.
On or about and between March 1, 2014 and June 30, 2016.
On or about and between September 1, 2014 and March 13, 2020.
On or about and between September 1, 2015 and March 25, 2021.
On or about and between September 1, 2016 and June 30, 2019.
On or about and between September 1, 2016 and March 25, 2021.
On or about and between September 1, 2017 and June 30, 2018.
On or about and between September 1, 2017 and June 30, 2019.
On or about and between September 1, 2017 and March 13, 2020.
On or about and between September 1, 2018 and March 25, 2021.
On or about and between September 1, 2018 and March 25, 2021.
On or about and between September 1, 2018 and March 13, 2020.
On or about and between September 1, 2019 and March 13, 2020.
Kirk Ashton was also charged with ten counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child for incident(s) that occurred during the following time frames:
On or about and between September 1, 2014 and March 13, 2020.
On or about and between September 1, 2015 and March 25, 2021.
On or about and between September 1, 2016 and March 25, 2021.
On or about and between September 1, 2017 and March 25, 2021.
On or about and between September 1, 2018 and March 25, 2021.
On or about and between September 1, 2018 and March 25, 2021.
On or about and between September 1, 2018 and March 13, 2020.
On or about and between September 1, 2019 and March 25, 2021.
On or about and between September 1, 2018 and March 25, 2021.
On or about and between December 1, 2020 and March 25, 2021.
The next scheduled court date for both indictments is August 25, 2021, for motion arguments.