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The State Police arrested Kirk Ashton, Hilton elementary school principal, for multiple counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child, Sex Abuse 1st Degree, and Course of Sexual Conduct Against a Child 2nd Degree.
The State Police, the Monroe County District Attorney, the Greece Police Department, the Bivona Child Advocacy Center, and the Hilton School District assisted in the investigation.
Mr. Ashton served as the principal at Northwood Elementary School since 2004, is accused of sexually abusing nine male students between the ages of 9 and 12. According to The Democrat & Chronicle, he was charged 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.
Ashton was arraigned at the Greece Town Court and he was held on $500,000 cash or $1 million bond.
Hilton is located about 20 miles northwest of Rochester.
