HOUGHTON – A former Houghton High School athletic director, teacher and coach was arraigned in 97th District Court Friday on charges of possessing and seeking child pornography.

Don Sawaski, 71, of Houghton, is charged with two counts of possession of child sexually abusive material, a four-year felony, and using a computer to seek and access such material, a seven-year felony.

Sawaski was arrested in Longmont, Colorado in January as a fugitive from justice.

In January, law enforcement sources said Sawaski, who formerly coached football and track, was being investigated on charges of sexually assaulting high school athletes in the 1970s and early 1980s.

His preliminary hearing is set for 10 a.m. May 2.

Sawaski posted a 10 percent $250,000 bond. As a condition of his bond, Sawaski must remain in Houghton County, cannot have contact with anyone under 17, and cannot set foot under school property under any circumstances.