Conductor Julian Wachner Gets Probation, Must Register As Sex Offender
Conductor Julian Wachner was sentenced Wednesday, September 9, 2026, to nearly six years of probation and ordered to register as a sex offender in Marion Superior Court in Indiana.[1]
He received a suspended sentence and was given credit for five days he had already spent in jail.[1] He pleaded guilty on July 15, 2026, to five counts of possession of child sex abuse material and one count of cocaine possession as part of a plea agreement.[1]
Wachner was arrested in August 2025 while working as a fourth-grade math teacher at an Indianapolis charter school, which fired him after the charges became public.[1] Indianapolis police charging documents say he admitted using cryptocurrency hundreds of times to buy videos showing children about 1 to 16 years old, with a stated preference for ages 6 to 13.[1]
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- On Wednesday, September 9, 2026, Julian Wachner was sentenced in Marion Superior Court in Indiana to nearly six years of probation.
- Wachner must register as a sex offender and received credit for five days previously spent in jail.
- He pleaded guilty on July 15, 2026, to five counts of possession of child sex abuse material and one count of cocaine possession under a plea agreement.
- Indianapolis police charging documents say Wachner admitted using cryptocurrency hundreds of times to buy child sex abuse videos involving children approximately 1 to 16 years old, preferring ages 6 to 13.
- At the time of his August 2025 arrest, Wachner was working as a fourth-grade math teacher at an Indianapolis charter school, which fired him after learning of the charges.
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