This report includes mentions of sexual violence.

Julian Wachner, a conductor and composer who once held jobs with some of New York's most respected institutions, has been charged in Indiana with possessing child sexual abuse material and cocaine.

On Tuesday, prosecutors in Marion County, Ind., filed 11 felony charges against him: 10 counts of possessing child sexual abuse material depicting children younger than 12 years old, and an additional count of cocaine possession. Wachner has pleaded not guilty and posted a $15,000 bond; his defense lawyer, Bill Frederick, did not reply to NPR's repeated attempts to contact him. The trial against Wachner is scheduled to begin on Oct. 20.

The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department alleges in charging documents that between August 2024 and F

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