Violation of Conditions: Arrest of Teichtmeister
This was confirmed by his legal representative Rudolf Mayer and the spokeswoman for the Vienna Regional Court, Christina Salzborn, to the APA.
Teichtmeister was given strict conditions
In connection with his final conviction, Teichtmeister was given strict conditions. Among other things, he was prohibited from consuming addictive substances for the duration of a five-year probation period. As initially reported by the "Kronen Zeitung" and "Heute", Teichtmeister is said to have been caught in a police check in an impaired state after visiting the Munich Oktoberfest last week and was found with cocaine.
"The responsible Vienna judge immediately issued an arrest warrant," confirmed Teichtmeister's legal representative to the APA on Monday afternoon. Teichtmeister turned himself in to the police when he became aware of it, Mayer emphasized. Teichtmeister is currently being held as a measure of so-called crisis intervention, but has already left the Innsbruck correctional facility (JA) and has been transferred to another institution.
Teichtmeister's legal representative: "One-time slip-up"
It was a small amount of cocaine that was secured from Teichtmeister, Mayer said in a conversation with the APA on Monday afternoon: "It was just a portion for personal use." Mayer spoke of a "one-time slip-up," Teichtmeister has not fallen into a new dependency. The incident proves how difficult it is to break free from an addiction to substances. He hopes that the judiciary will not punish the "one-time violation with the full severity of the law," Mayer said.
Psychiatric expert appointed
Teichtmeister can initially be held for four weeks. As the spokeswoman for the Vienna Regional Court explained to the APA, a psychiatric expert has already been appointed to determine how severe the relapse was in relation to substance addiction. "It must be checked what the issues were and how the breach of conditions occurred," Salzborn explained.
Whether it is necessary to keep Teichtmeister in custody or in a forensic-therapeutic center depends on the expert findings. Theoretically, the detention could be extended by three months if deemed necessary. In his trial, the ex-actor was also conditionally exempted from the placement in a forensic-therapeutic center ordered due to an expert-attested sexual disorder, in addition to the two-year suspended sentence. The court ordered close-knit therapy and controls, especially regarding the consumption of drugs and alcohol. By order, Teichtmeister was obliged to absolute drug abstinence.
(APA/Red)
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