The judge who delivered the sentence of six years to life said that he hopes the parole board will keep 72-year-old Sterling Van Wagenen in prison longer than the minimum. "It's clear that any kind of apology I can make is meaningless at this point," Van Wagenen said. Van Wagenen co-founded a Utah film festival that came to be known as Sundance Film Festival with Robert Redford and was the Sundance Institute's founding executive director but hasn't been with the organisation for more than 20 years. Van Wagenen's resignation came after a man accused Van Wagenen of molesting him as a boy in 1993. Van Wagenen thanked that man, who was in court Tuesday, saying it was a "blessing" that he brought "this all to light."

Source: dna July 03, 2019 02:59 UTC