After Admitting to Cocaine Use

The Seiler Case: What the Singer Now Faces

Christopher Seiler made a confession regarding drug use. The prosecution could now expand the charges.(Bild: Mario Urbantschitsch)

The controversy surrounding 39-year-old Austropop star Christopher Seiler continues—especially after his drug confession on Instagram. The criminal charges against the accused Austropop star could be expanded. Meanwhile, the son of another music legend and a bandmate of Seiler’s have also spoken out.

Following his sensational cocaine confession, Austropop star Christopher Seiler faces a “tough legal battle” ahead. Currently, the star of the local music scene is listed as a suspect following a complaint alleging assault. The fact is that the 39-year-old forcibly smeared “snow”—as it’s known in the scene—onto a younger woman’s lips.

Regardless of whether this happened in a public space, in a car, or privately in a living room: it constitutes an assault, a violation of personal boundaries.

His driver’s license could also be revoked
That is why the public prosecutor’s office is investigating. Based on his public confession, the courts could also expand the charges under criminal law or the Narcotics Act. A decision is still pending. A driver’s license revocation proceeding is also possible if he drove a car while “high.”

Insiders currently assume that Seiler will get off with a diversion. Legally, this is not an admission of guilt, but an acceptance of responsibility. Just like in the video.

Florian Fendrich weighs in
Speaking of the video. Seiler’s “Instagram confession” wasn’t received entirely positively in the music scene. Florian Fendrich, son of Austropop legend Rainhard, comments on “what really happened” with crude (uncensored) profanities that we won’t repeat here...

I told him that I believe his remorse, but still wish that he would get his life in order and get rid of the damn poison in it.

Ernst Molden, Musiker

Ernst Molden, Seiler’s longtime musical collaborator, also broke his silence on Wednesday evening. “The woman was completely right to report him (Seiler, ed.). He admitted everything—both during questioning and to us—and apologized.” He finds the incident “horrible,” Molden says on Facebook, adding: “I told him that I believe he’s sorry, but I still hope he gets his life in order and gets rid of that damn poison in it.”

The release of a joint album will be postponed, according to Molden. “We’re waiting.”