Former elementary school principal Kirk Ashton has been found guilty by a Monroe County jury on 46 of 50 counts against him. The 52-year-old former principal of Northwood Elementary School in Hilton was found guilty on
Rochester, NY- On Monday, October 24, 2022, 52-year-old Kirk Ashton was convicted by a Monroe County jury of 11 counts of Sexual Abuse in the 1st Degree, 17 counts of Course of Sexual Conduct Against a Child and 18 counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child for the ongoing sexual abuse of 21 victims. The victims were students at Northwood Elementary School at the time of the abuse, ranging from 2014-2021, when Ashton served as Principal of the school.
Ashton was acquitted on two counts of endangering and two counts of course of sexual conduct against a child.
Several teachers, students and school staff members testified in the trial last week before Ashton’s attorney rested without calling any witnesses in his defense.
This case was investigated by the New York State Police, the Greece Police Department, the Monroe County District Attorney’s Office, and Bivona Child Advocacy Center.
“Kirk Ashton deliberately used his position of power to prey on the endless supply of little boys at Northwood Elementary School,” said Assistant District Attorney Sara Vanstrydonck. “He is a vile predator who deserves today’s convictions for the harm he has caused these young victims.
Kirk Ashton will be sentenced on November 23, 2022, in front of New York State Supreme Court Justice Renzi.