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Nathan Forrest Winters is a former child actor who was groomed and sexually abused by filmmaker Victor Salva during the production of the 1989 horror film Clownhouse. [1, 2]

The Case and Conviction

• The Abuse: Victor Salva befriended Winters' family when the boy was six years old. He began sexually abusing and videotaping Winters when the boy was 12 during the post-production of Clownhouse. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
• The Arrest: In 1988, local authorities discovered videotapes of the abuse alongside commercial child pornography in Salva's possession. [1, 2]
• The Sentence: Salva pled guilty to multiple counts, including lewd and lascivious conduct with a minor under 14 and procuring a child for pornography. He was sentenced to three years in prison but served only 15 months before being paroled. [1, 2]

Hollywood's Response and Controversy
Despite his conviction, Salva was famously protected by industry heavyweights, notably Francis Ford Coppola


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