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| Unrelated charges against suspect in Madeleine McCann disappearance dropped | |
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| Christian Brueckner | Christian Brueckner |
| The prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann will not face German charges for alleged rape and sexual abuse in a separate case. | The prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann will not face German charges for alleged rape and sexual abuse in a separate case. |
| Last year, a court in the city of Braunschweig charged Christian Brueckner with five sexual offences. | Last year, a court in the city of Braunschweig charged Christian Brueckner with five sexual offences. |
| But it now says it does not have jurisdiction because Brueckner last lived in a different part of Germany. | But it now says it does not have jurisdiction because Brueckner last lived in a different part of Germany. |
| Brueckner has never been charged over Madeleine's disappearance and has denied any involvement. | Brueckner has never been charged over Madeleine's disappearance and has denied any involvement. |
| In October 2022, evidence for additional allegations emerged during the McCann investigation. | In October 2022, evidence for additional allegations emerged during the McCann investigation. |
| Braunschweig's chief prosecutor charged Brueckner with five offences alleged to have been carried out between 2000 and 2017 in Portugal, including the rape and the sexual abuse of two children. | Braunschweig's chief prosecutor charged Brueckner with five offences alleged to have been carried out between 2000 and 2017 in Portugal, including the rape and the sexual abuse of two children. |
| The five charges in full: | The five charges in full: |
| At some point between 2000 and 2006: The rape of an unidentified woman aged between 70 and 80 in a holiday home in Portugal | At some point between 2000 and 2006: The rape of an unidentified woman aged between 70 and 80 in a holiday home in Portugal |
| At some point between 2000 and 2006: The rape of a German-speaking girl believed to have been at least 14 years old in his home in Praia da Luz | At some point between 2000 and 2006: The rape of a German-speaking girl believed to have been at least 14 years old in his home in Praia da Luz |
| 2004: The rape of a 20-year-old Irish woman after entering her apartment in Praia da Rocha | 2004: The rape of a 20-year-old Irish woman after entering her apartment in Praia da Rocha |
| 2007: The sexual abuse of a 10-year-old German girl on a beach in Salema, Faro | 2007: The sexual abuse of a 10-year-old German girl on a beach in Salema, Faro |
| 2017: The sexual abuse of an 11-year-old Portuguese girl in a playground in Bartolomeu de Messines | 2017: The sexual abuse of an 11-year-old Portuguese girl in a playground in Bartolomeu de Messines |
| Although the court in Braunschweig has dropped the case, it is understood Brueckner could still be charged with the same offences in a different court in Germany. | Although the court in Braunschweig has dropped the case, it is understood Brueckner could still be charged with the same offences in a different court in Germany. |
| Originally the case was taken up in Braunschweig because that was the region where he was last officially registered. | Originally the case was taken up in Braunschweig because that was the region where he was last officially registered. |
| But in reality, before moving to Portugal, he had been living in a caravan in the state of Saxony Anhalt. | But in reality, before moving to Portugal, he had been living in a caravan in the state of Saxony Anhalt. |
| The Madeleine McCann case: A timeline | The Madeleine McCann case: A timeline |
| It is expected that prosecutors in other parts of Germany will now decide whether to pursue the charges and stake a claim to jurisdiction. | It is expected that prosecutors in other parts of Germany will now decide whether to pursue the charges and stake a claim to jurisdiction. |
| Three-year-old Madeleine, from Rothley, Leicestershire, was on holiday with her family at the Ocean Club in Praia da Luz, in Portugal's Algarve when she disappeared on 3 May 2007. Her whereabouts remain unknown. | Three-year-old Madeleine, from Rothley, Leicestershire, was on holiday with her family at the Ocean Club in Praia da Luz, in Portugal's Algarve when she disappeared on 3 May 2007. Her whereabouts remain unknown. |
| Brueckner has never been charged over her disappearance. | Brueckner has never been charged over her disappearance. |
| The convicted sex offender is currently serving a seven-year sentence for rape which he committed in 2005 in Portugal. | The convicted sex offender is currently serving a seven-year sentence for rape which he committed in 2005 in Portugal. |
| Madeleine McCann was three when she went missing in 2007 | Madeleine McCann was three when she went missing in 2007 |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Germany | Germany |
| Madeleine McCann disappearance | Madeleine McCann disappearance |
| Portugal | Portugal |
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