"I am not a sinner"

Crystal meth cooked: confession of the drug priest

The priest was arrested on July 24, shortly after morning prayers (symbolic image).(Bild: Krone KREATIV/zVg, Seventyfour – stock.adobe.com)

A clergyman from Lower Austria is alleged to have produced large quantities of crystal meth in his official apartment. "But I'm still not a sinner", he now says, "because I haven't broken any of the Ten Commandments with my actions".

He seems to be a little removed from this world. In his apparent shyness. In his idea of what is good and what is evil; in his obvious urge not to want to recognize the consequences of his offence. He - this 38-year-old, who is now sitting in a cell in Krems prison on remand together with four other men.