Back in 2022, conductor and composer Manhattan's Trinity Church fired its conductor Julian Wachner on grounds that it "concluded based on recent information that Julian has otherwise conducted himself in a manner that is inconsistent with our expectations of anyone who occupies a leadership position."
Juilliard decided against hiring him again based on accusations by one of its employees.
Wachner is now under arrest in Indiana on charges of possessing child sexual abuse material. He purchased it using cryptocurrency, which basically has no use other than in illegal transactions.
Note that Wachner denied all accusations against him in 2022 and that he had defenders at the time. I hope nobody defends him now, given the heinous accusations. Note that he was teaching fourth-grade children at the time of his arrest, and the school system, in notifying parents of his arrest, said that none of the alleged crimes took place at school. We can hope that's accurate.
Note the following, from IndyStar:
While serving a search warrant for Wachner's home, police found a black bag inside the primary bedroom's closet. The bag contained a "substantial quantity" of apparent cocaine and a laptop.
When detectives entered Wachner's login credentials for the laptop, a video of child sex abuse was displayed in full screen. Dozens more files appeared to have been recently accessed, and a forensic examination of the laptop is ongoing.
JFC.
Yes, he deserves representation in the courts! That's due process. But I hope folks can see the pattern in his behavior.
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