The Sundance Institute “denounces” behavior by Sundance Film Festival co-founder Sterling Van Wagenen after Utah authorities said he had been charged with felony aggravated sexual abuse.
“Recent reports in the press have made us aware of allegations of sexual abuse by Sterling Van Wagenen, who played a role in founding both the Festival and the Institute,” a Sundance Institute spokesperson told TheWrap. “He has no current connection to either entity, and hasn’t since he left our Utah Advisory Board in 1993. Sundance Institute categorically denounces his behavior as described in recent reports, and we stand in solidarity with those whose brave truth-telling shines light on abusive behavior.”