Monroe County principal pleads not guilty to sexually abusing 9 students, troopers say
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Hilton, N.Y. An elementary school principal in Monroe County accused of sexually abusing nine students during school hours pleaded not guilty Wednesday night, according to New York State police.
Kirk Ashton, the principal at Northwood Elementary School in Hilton since 2004, was accused of sexually abusing nine male students between the ages of eight and 12 over the last four years, according to The Democrat & Chronicle.
Ashton was charged with six counts of first-degree sexual abuse and five counts of second-degree course of sexual conduct, each felonies, and nine counts of endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor, according to the state police and the newspaper.
Kirk Ashton the school principal at Northwood Elementary in Hilton accused of sexually abusing nine students has more than two decades of experience at local schools as an educator.
Hilton parent Scott Upham, whose daughter attended Northwood from 2010-2014, remembers his daughter s former principal as professional and courteous with parents. He reflected on a dozen or so interactions with Aston, who attended and hosted several school events. They were all positive, and that s why this is kind of shocking, Upham said.
Earlier this week, the 51-year-old Ashton was arraigned on six counts of first-degree sexual abuse and five counts of second-degree course of sexual conduct, both felonies, and nine counts of endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor.
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