Sterling Van Wagenen, Latter-day Saint filmmaker with old ties to Sundance, pleads guilty to sex abuse charge

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Sterling Van Wagenen pleads guilty during his initial appearance in American Fork on Tuesday, April 30, 2019.

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