Austrian actor gets 2-year suspended prison sentence over possessing, producing child porn

VIENNA (AP) — An Austrian court has found a famous actor guilty of possessing and producing tens of thousands of files of pornography and sentenced him to a two-year suspended prison sentence. Public broadcaster ORF reported Tuesday that Florian Teichtmeister previously pleaded guilty to collecting and, in some cases, processing files containing depictions of abuse. The Vienna state court also ruled that the 43-year-old must undergo therapy and regularly submit to drug tests. If he violates these conditions, he faces placement in a center for mentally ill offenders. Teichtmeister is a former member of Vienna’s famous Burgtheater. He also played Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph in the 2022 movie “Corsage.” The actor accepted the verdict and refrained from appealing.