Confronting a Childhood Abuser

Published: May 24, 2019, 9:54 a.m.

Three months ago, a recording of Sterling Van Wagenen, a founder of the Sundance Film Festival, appeared on an obscure website for whistle-blowers in the Mormon Church. The \u201cDaily\u201d producer Annie Brown spoke with our colleague about the story that recording told. Guest: Elizabeth Harris, a culture reporter for The New York Times, talked to Sean Escobar, who made the recording of Mr. Van Wagenen.\n\nFor more information on today\u2019s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. This episode contains descriptions of abuse.\n\nBackground reading:Read about how Mr. Escobar\u2019s actions led to the arrest of Mr. Van Wagenen.Mr. Van Wagenen is expected to go to prison for at least six years after pleading guilty to child sexual abuse.