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Filmmaker sentenced again in second sexual abuse case

Filmmaker sentenced again in second sexual abuse case

WEST JORDAN, Utah (AP) — A filmmaker who co-founded the Sundance Film Festival and produced a movie whose lead actress won an Oscar in the mid-1980s was sentenced Tuesday on a sexual abuse charge for the second time in as many weeks. Under the terms of a plea agreement, Sterling […]

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Sundance co-founder gets at least 6 years in sex abuse case

Sundance co-founder gets at least 6 years in sex abuse case

AMERICAN FORK, Utah (AP) — A filmmaker who co-founded the Sundance Film Festival and produced a movie whose lead actress won an Oscar in the mid-1980s has been sentenced to at least six years in prison after pleading guilty to sexual abuse of a child. Judge Roger Griffin recommended the […]

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Sundance co-founder pleads guilty to 2nd count of sex abuse

Sundance co-founder pleads guilty to 2nd count of sex abuse

WEST JORDAN, Utah (AP) — A Utah filmmaker who co-founded the Sundance Film Festival and produced a movie whose lead actress won an Oscar in the mid-1980s has pleaded guilty to a second count of sexual abuse of a child as part of a deal with prosecutors. Sterling Van Wagenen […]

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Sundance Film Festival co-founder pleads guilty to sex abuse

Sundance Film Festival co-founder pleads guilty to sex abuse

AMERICAN FORK, Utah (AP) — A Utah filmmaker who co-founded the Sundance Film Festival and produced an Oscar-winning movie in the mid-1980s has pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of a child. Sterling Van Wagenen entered the plea Tuesday during a court hearing in American Fork, Utah, south of Salt Lake […]

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Sundance Film Festival co-founder charged with sex abuse

Sundance Film Festival co-founder charged with sex abuse

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah filmmaker who co-founded the Sundance Film Festival and produced an Oscar-winning movie in the mid-1980s has been charged with sexual abuse of a young girl. Sterling Van Wagenen, 71, is accused of inappropriately touching a girl on two occasions between 2013 and 2015, […]

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