Case Teichtmeister – Criticism of new institutional inclusion rules

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The Teichtmeister case has fueled the long-simmering discussion about lenient sentences for sex offences. The call for tougher punishments is louder than ever. In reality, however, an easing is imminent. The reform of the enforcement of measures will take effect on 1 March. As a rule, an institution for mentally deviant offenders is only provided after a sentence of more than three years (instead of the previous year).

Interrogation room 303 in the Viennese court has been reserved, the building in the Josefstadt district must be prepared for enormous media attention. Although a crime is being tried that is on the agenda of the judiciary: Section 207a, pornographic depiction of minors is constantly on the interrogation lists. A single judge decides. Often things move quickly and a suspect goes home with treatment and a criminal record. Without fuss.

Instructions: More difficult possible from March 1
In the case of Florian Teichtmeister it is different. The ex-mime is accused of possessing child pornography. A discussion immediately ensues about the insufficient threat of punishment, the duration of the investigations or the inadequate equipment of the Federal Criminal Investigation Service for Sexual Abuse and Child Pornography. A number of politicians argue for heavier sentences, but the reality is different. Here it will even be relaxed on March 1. Because then the reform of the enforcement of measures will come into force and admission to institutions for psychologically deviant offenders will then legally become much more difficult for offenders who consume images of child abuse.

“The numbers are exploding”
In the future, referral to a ‘forensic therapeutic centre’ – as the facilities will be officially called – will only take place for criminal offenses with a sentence of more than three years (previously one year). For example, Teichtmeister’s crime is threatened with a maximum of two years in prison. “Multiple abuse offenses are then no longer taken into account, unless an expert admits a particularly high level of risk. This shifts responsibility. The reform is vague and can be criticized absolutely,” says lawyer Astrid Wagner in clear terms. According to the lawyer, “more therapies are needed because the numbers are exploding.”

Teichtmeister was attracted to the role of Egon Schiele
An interview with the fallen TV star, which he gave during an exhibition opening in Salzburg in August 2022, will be seen in a new light. When asked which visual artist he would like to embody as an actor, Teichtmeister replied: “Austrian visual art knows many avant-garde figures who were very controversial in their time, who dared a lot and whose life stories are also very valuable to tell from a negative point of view . So in this respect I would say: Schiele, Klimt,” – The former was temporarily imprisoned on suspicion of seducing a minor.

Source: Krone

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