Wachner Gets 6-Year Probation Term After 10-Count CSAM Case Pled to 5
Former conductor Julian Wachner received a suspended sentence of nearly six years' probation after pleading guilty to five CSAM possession counts and one cocaine count, down from ten CSAM counts initially charged. The Marion Superior Court disposition, with sex-offender registration and five days' jail credit, highlights how plea bargaining, cryptocurrency forensics, and sentencing discretion converged in a serious child-exploitation case.