Florian Teichtmeisterone of the protagonists of the award-winning film Corset (known in Spain as The Rebel Empress), pleaded guilty in a court of Austria of possessing pedopornographic material.
Teichtmeister, who played Emperor Franz Joseph in the film dedicated to Empress Elizabeth of Bavaria, was accused of procuring and possessing some 76,000 media files involving minors.
More than half of the files involved children between the ages of seven and 14, and the rest showed young people between the ages of 14 and 18.
The 43-year-old Austrian actor could be sentenced to up to three years in prison. prison.
The prosecution was investigating Florian Teichtmeister since 2021.
About The Rebel Empress
The Rebel Empress It was a box office success, and its protagonist Vicky Kriepswho played the empress known as Sissi, took home the best actress award at the Cannes film festival.
The film directed by Marie Kreutzer represented Austria in the category of best foreign film at the Oscars.
In case of Florian Teichtmeister led the Austrian government to toughen the penalties for child pornography.
Teichtmeister’s defense hopes to get a lesser sentence given that the actor has no criminal record, has cooperated with the authorities and has spent years in psychological treatment. (AFP)
2023-09-05 15:41:31
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