PRYOR, Okla. -- A substitute teacher in Pryor was arrested on Thursday after police said he exposed students to porn.
John Autry, 58, is now facing child neglect charges.
A court affidavit states police responded to the Junior High School after a student said she was in class and heard some students laughing. She reports that when she looked up, she noticed there were genitals on the smart board screen and an arrow appeared to be scrolling through still photos.
When asked by police what happened, Autry said he had been watching pornography off and on throughout the day using his teacher login.
"He was on 420 bates, he was just scrolling through it looking at the different pictures," said Assistant Chief for the Pryor Police Department, James Willyard.
According to the affidavit, Autry sent in attendance during the fifth hour and didn't realize the pornographic images were up on the smart board.
The incident has parents in the district concerned, "It makes you wonder how many times he's done it and nobody's ever said anything," said Kylea Pruett.
Police say 23 students ranging in age from 12-14 were present in the classroom at the time of the incident.
"It was a disturbing event for our school. We work hard to create a safe nurturing environment for our learners and that was violated yesterday," said Don Raleigh, superintendent for Pryor Public Schools.
Raleigh says the district immediately made access more strict for teachers to prevent something like this from happening again.
Autry's bail at Mayes County Jail was set at $100,000. He bonded out Friday.
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