<p>Public school parents in upstate New York received an email warning them that their kids&#8217; former principal has been released from jail after posting bail.</p>
<p>Former Northwood Elementary School Principal Kirk Ashton has been charged with sexually abusing schoolboys over a 17-year span.</p>
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<p>At the time of his arrest in April, he was accused of sexually abusing nine young male students from within the district. Since then, a total of more than two dozen children have come forward with accusations of abuse.</p>
<p><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">&#8220;Hilton [Central School District] emailed parents saying that former principal Kirk Ashton has been released from jail,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/WendyMillsTV/status/1450264228233895942?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1450264228233895942%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fspectrumlocalnews.com%2Fnys%2Frochester%2Fpublic-safety%2F2021%2F10%2F18%2Fformer-northwood-elementary-principal-kirk-ashton-posts-bail">reported</a> Spectrum News&#8217; Wendy Mills. </span></p>
<p><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">&#8220;District says it will have additional security outside Northwood [Elementary School] Tuesday and that counselors will be available for students and staff,&#8221; Mills added. </span></p>
<p>“I have been informed that former Northwood Principal, Kirk Ashton, was released from jail today,&#8221; read the email, signed by Hilton Central School District Superintendent Casey Kosiorek, <a href="https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/local-news/kirk-ashton-former-hilton-principal-charged-with-sex-abuse-to-be-released-on-bail/">according</a> to News 8 WROC. &#8220;The district will have additional security present outside Northwood tomorrow. In addition, I will be there, along with other administrators from District Office. We will also have several additional counseling staff available for students and staff throughout the day.”</p>
<p>The office of Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley released a statement Tuesday, &#8220;In anticipation of his (Ashton&#8217;s) release, the Greece Police Department and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office are aware of the situation and will be monitoring closely,&#8221; the statement <a href="https://13wham.com/news/local/hilton-principal-accused-of-abusing-students-has-posted-bail">said</a>. &#8220;The Monroe County District Attorney’s Office is prepared to bring this case to trial as soon as possible.&#8221;</p>
<p>Ashton posted $100,000 bail &#8212; an amount that has been reduced numerous times since his arrest, WHAM 13 News <a href="https://13wham.com/news/local/former-hilton-principal-accused-of-sexually-abusing-students-back-in-court">outlined</a> last month:</p>
<blockquote><p><em>In July, Ashton&#8217;s attorney argued for his $250,000 bail to be reduced, saying he only had access to $20,000 in personal funds and can&#8217;t draw on the $600,000 he has in retirement finances. His attorney requested it be reduced to $20,000, but the judge settled on $175,000, while also stipulating Ashton be subject to electronic home monitoring.</em></p>
<p><i>On Friday (September 17), the judge reduced Ashton&#8217;s cash bail to $100,000 and the bond to $175,000.</i></p></blockquote>
<p>The News 8 WROC report added that the principal resigned in September after pleading not guilty to a total of 25 charges. And an agreement between Ashton and the <span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">district notably allows the former administrator to</span> be paid five months salary, as well as receive compensation for &#8220;the amount of his accrued vacation and sick time.&#8221;</p>
<p>Attorney Jason Housel, representing Ashton, said last month that his client would get $8,000 a month from the district, per the agreement.</p>
<p>&#8220;Even if it was turned over to him, he doesn&#8217;t get that entire amount,&#8221; Housel complained. &#8220;He has a wife. They have to go through a divorce proceeding and allocate that money appropriately, so he does not have what the people claim he does.&#8221;</p>
<p>Assistant District Attorney Sara VanStrydonck argued in September that Ashton is a flight risk.</p>
<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s only grown stronger as the list and number of child victims have come forward and (he has) been indicted,&#8221; the assistant district attorney said. &#8220;We feel that the more victims, the more charges, the more notoriety of this defendant, it makes him a higher flight risk.&#8221;</p>
<p><a href="https://13wham.com/news/local/former-hilton-principal-accused-of-sexually-abusing-students-back-in-court">According</a> to WHAM 13 News, Ashton will be set up with electronic home monitoring and will have to surrender his passport. He&#8217;s barred from going near any school or Hilton Central.</p>

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