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Former coach to be tried on child porn charges

HOUGHTON, MI--   A former Houghton High School track and football coach is headed to trial for possessing child pornography. 

Don Sawaski, 71, is charged with two counts of possession of child sexually abusive material and one count of using a computer to commit a crime.   

ABC 10 says Houghton County Prosecutor Michael Makinen says he’s provided the defense with a CD-ROM of explicit photos and videos connected to the case.  The defense wants an expert to review it. 

Another pretrial hearing is set for August.  Trial will take place sometime in September.  

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.
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