Victor Salva

Victor Ronald Salva born March 29 1958 is an American film director and screenwriter The selfdescribed protégé of Francis Ford Coppola he is best known for writing and directing the horror films Jeepers Creepers 2001 Jeepers Creepers 2 2003 and Jeepers Creepers 3 2017 In 1988 Salva was convicted of sexually abusing child actor Nathan Forrest Winters during the production of Clownhouse 1989 he also videotaped one of the encounters and was found to possess child pornography though this was not publicized until 2006 Protests against his films soon followed including boycotts organized by Winters Despite this he has continued to work in the industry and has made the films Powder 1995 Peaceful Warrior 2006 Rosewood Lane 2011 and Dark House 2014 Description above from the Wikipedia article Victor Salva licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia