The trial of ex-castle actor Florian Teichtmeister, which the whole of Austria has been waiting for, ended today, Tuesday, with a guilty verdict. The verdict: Two years of suspended and conditional admission. Krone.tv toured the streets of Vienna and asked what the population thought of the verdict. Should Teichtmeister have received the full sentence for possessing numerous child sexual abuse images?
A Viennese woman is particularly shocked that there was unconditional detention: “I don’t think that’s okay. I don’t think that’s okay. Then everyone can hide behind the digital number and that is very questionable for society.”
“Insufferable that you can walk through cities with a gallows”
Some passers-by were also angry about the demonstrations in front of the courthouse: “I find it unbearable that you can walk through the cities with gallows and stage a people’s court,” says
You can see the entire poll in the video above.
Demo mitigating punishment, do not judge final yet
Teichtmeister was sentenced to two years in prison by the Vienna Criminal Court on Tuesday for possessing and producing tens of thousands of files depicting child and youth abuse and was sent to a forensic therapeutic center. The 43-year-old was conditionally granted both the jail sentence and prison accommodation with five years’ probation – meaning he will remain at large. However, he must fulfill numerous conditions and continue his therapy.
A more than macabre demonstration had taken place in front of the courthouse. The Lynch Act was de facto stylized with a gallows, but it was precisely this demonstration and the social exclusion that finally convinced the judges and lay judges to pass a lenient judgment. Prosecutor Julia Kalmar, on the other hand, has not made a statement, so the verdict is not final. In her closing remarks, she had demanded a “heavy penalty” of up to three years in prison.
Teichtmeister wants to work ‘away from the spotlight’.
As for the future, Florian Teichtmeister is unlikely to return to the podium, but he is quite optimistic. “Where do you see yourself in one or five years?” Judge Stefan Apostol wanted to know from the suspect. “In a consolidated therapy and in a sincere employment relationship,” the 43-year-old replied, pointing out that he had been offered a job.
“I’m not holding on to the idea of getting back on the podium,” said Teichtmeister. He is not only an actor, but also a trained cultural manager and is also happy to work ‘out of the spotlight’ if necessary, as a daily structure is important to him: ‘I am ready to accept any job. I want to work myself and not be a burden to the state.”
Source: Krone
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