State attorney says criminal charges against Judge Ashton not supported by evidence
Orange-Osceola Circuit Judge Jeff Ashton will not face charges of child abuse after a review by the state attorney’s office concluded allegations were “unsupported by the facts.” The abuse allegations came to light in an executive order signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in October accusing Ashton of “lewd and lascivious molestation on a child under 16 and failure to report child abuse.” In the ...