3 legal actions pending against school principal
Gary Craig – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle USA TODAY NETWORK – in the D&C on 6/12/21 on page A2
A lawsuit alleges that former Northwood Elementary School principal Kirk Ashton sexually abused a boy on school grounds in the 2013-2014 school year — allegations that predate the current criminal charges of abuse that Ashton faces. Ashton is now jailed, facing charges of sexual abuse and endangering the welfare of children. He allegedly abused 11 boys between the ages of 8 and 12, all on school grounds over the last four years.
A lawsuit filed June 2, however, alleges that Ashton abused a fourth grader in the 2013-14 school year and continued with the abuse until the boy went to middle school, extending the period over which the abuse at Northwood is alleged to have occurred.
The lawsuit, filed in state Supreme Court, is now one of at least three pending legal actions against Ashton, the school district and its top officials, Another lawsuit was filed federally Friday, and there is also a pending notice of an intent to sue — and the attorney in that action says a lawsuit will be forthcoming.