Tension is high for the trial against ex-castle actor Florian Teichtmeister, which will begin at the Vienna Regional Court on Tuesday at 9:45 am. The ‘Krone’ outlines how the sensational trial will unfold and reports live from the large courtroom.
When the verdict is announced around noon and the trial of ex-castle actor Florian Teichtmeister has passed without incident, the court staff and security authorities will be relieved. Whether the defendant has reason to breathe a sigh of relief rests in the hands of the grand jury and the skill of its attorneys.
All developments around the Teichtmeister process in the liveticer:
It concerns approximately 76,000 abuse files
Teichtmeister, who is accused by the Viennese public prosecutor of possessing 76,000 images of serious child sexual abuse and fabrication, comes with a surprise the day before the trial: 75-year-old top lawyer Rudolf Mayer will now defend his defense together with Philipp Wolm in the Wiener Landl and also hold the pleas for the 43-year-old. “My client is guilty, but trusts the rule of law of the courts,” veteran Mayer is confident there will be no celebrity sentence.
Two reviewers take the floor
Judge Stefan Apostol must ensure that there is also no celebrity bonus. Together with an examining magistrate and two lay judges, he will announce the verdict after the deliberation. In addition to the public prosecutor, Mayer and Teichtmeister, two court experts will also speak for this. Karsten Theiner is the IT expert who confirmed that Teichtmeister not only stored files, but also partially modified them. The suspect is said to have provided a number of collages with extremely repulsive texts.
“Severe and Persistent Mental Disorder”
The psychiatric report of Peter Hofmann is therefore eagerly awaited. The experienced expert declares that the ex-series inspector of “Die Toten aus Salzburg” has a serious and long-lasting mental disorder that would justify, at least to a limited extent, a placement in prison.
Viennese police with a large contingent in action
The court strongly advises against coming to the trial as a visitor: “We will only allocate seats and most of them will already be occupied by journalists,” said spokeswoman Christina Salzborn. The sensational process also poses challenges for security authorities. Hundreds of police officers – uniformed and in civilian clothes – will be on duty in and around the regional court.
An anti-Teichtmeister demonstration has been announced in front of the Vienna-Josefstadt building complex. This is the group that appeared against the mimes in Langenlois (Lower Austria) on Saturday – with torch and gallows…
Source: Krone
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