17 Apr 2021
A principal at an elementary school in New York is behind bars after he was accused of sexually abusing several boys at the school.
“Kirk Ashton was charged with endangering the welfare of a child, sexual abuse and sexual conduct. He was the principal at Northwood Elementary for 17 years,” KCRG reported Friday.
A tipster’s call to the New York State Child Abuse Hotline on March 26 set off the investigation in which one alleged victim and eight others were identified. Their ages range from eight to 12, the article read.
“Ashton was arrested at a restaurant and brought to Greece Town Court Wednesday night to be arraigned. He is being held in the Monroe County Jail on $500,000 bail or $2.5 million bond,” WHAM reported.
N.Y. elementary school principal accused of sexually abusing students
N.Y. elementary school principal accused of sexually abusing students By WHAM Staff | April 16, 2021 at 8:34 AM HST - Updated April 16 at 8:34 AM
GREECE, N.Y. (WHAM) - A longtime principal at a New York elementary school is in jail after being charged with sexually abusing boys at the school.
Kirk Ashton was charged with endangering the welfare of a child, sexual abuse and sexual conduct. He was the principal at Northwood Elementary for 17 years.
A tip to the New York State Child Abuse Hotline on March 26, the last day of school before spring break, instigated an intense investigation and the victim, along with eight others, were identified.
Amber Alert / Town of Greece Police
Greece Police, along with federal, state and local authorities continue their urgent search for two missing children who police say could be in imminent danger.
An Amber Alert was issued at about midnight Monday night for two small kids police say were abducted from a home on English Rd. in Greece at about 8:40 p.m.
One child is identified as Shekeria Cash, approximately 3 years old, described as a Black female with braided, black hair and brown eyes. She’s about 4 tall and weighs about 40 lbs. and was last seen wearing panda pajamas.
The other child is identified as Dimitri Cash Jr., approximately 5 years old, described as a Black male with short, black hair and brown eyes. He is also about 4 tall and weighs about 50 lbs. Dimitri was last seen wearing either fire truck or dinosaur pajamas.
By Brianna Hamblin , Wendy Wright , Keegan Trunick and Spectrum News Staff Greece UPDATED 8:44 PM ET Jan. 19, 2021 PUBLISHED 1:08 AM ET Jan. 19, 2021 PUBLISHED 1:08 AM EST Jan. 19, 2021
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GREECE, N.Y. An intense search and massive multi-police agency search is underway in an effort to find two young children abducted from their Greece home Sunday night.
“We are gravely concerned for their wellbeing,” said Greece Police Chief Drew Forsythe during a news conference on Tuesday as he described the terrifying events surrounding the abduction of Shekeria Cash, 3, and her br