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A local evangelist spoke with 10TV Thursday night after his son was arrested for possessing child pornography.

Zachary Daubenmire, recently hired to teach special education at Licking Heights High School, was out on bond Thursday after admitting to downloading video of young girls having sex with adult men onto a family computer.

Daubenmire was also a volunteer assistant football coach at Heath High School. But after the charges came about, he was let go.

His father, Dave Daubenmire, says what happened with his son could happen to any family.

The elder Daubenmire is well known locally for being sued by the American Civil Liberties Union for conducting prayers with players before football games at London High School. He is also a longtime Christian leader who has worked to teach others about the dangers of pornography.

"Its certainly an addiction this struck our son -- our 24 year old son -- who has never been to the principal's office in his life," Dave Daubenmire said.

His son was set to start teaching at Licking Heights High School this academic year. But Thursday night, the school district was calling for the younger Daubenmires resignation. And if he does not step down, board members indicate they plan to terminate him.

His father says his son would never hurt children.

You know what I'm going to say as a father: of course not. But ask the people who have been around him, the people he's coached with, the school system that he's worked with. He's a model guy.

The Licking County Sheriff's Office said the investigation started after a computer repair company contacted authorities saying they had found child pornography in the process of doing some repair work.

Investigators interviewed Daubenmire. They say he admitted to downloading the video clips and images and trading them with other people over the Internet.

Daubenmire's father hopes that what has happened to his family will help other families be more aware of the problems of child pornography.

"I tell people this: go home tonight and check your child's computer. Look into their files and hack into their files. It was in our home under our eyes," Dave Daubenmire said emotionally.

Zachary Daubenmire's father said he has not seen the pictures or the evidence. But regardless of what's next in his son's future, he plans to stand behind him.

Detectives indicated they do not believe he has committed any other crimes.