The 47-year-old has been on trial accused of raping women and exposing himself to children in the Algarve

Christian Brückner is already in jail but has not been charged with the British girl's disappearance.

Convicted paedophile Christian Brueckner, 47, has been on trial charged with three counts of rape.

Brueckner is currently behind bars, serving a sentence for raping a 72-year-old US tourist

Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner has been found not guilty of all charges at his unrelated sex crimes trial in Germany.

Christian Brueckner - the main suspect in the Madeleine McCann case - has been cleared of rape and sex abuse charges in an unrelated trial in Germany.

Oct. 8 (UPI) -- A court in northern Germany on Tuesday acquitted a drifter suspected of involvement in the abduction of Madeleine McCann of rape and child sex abuse charges in a result that could impact the separate criminal investigation into the 2007 disappearance of the British child in Portugal.

The man suspected in the Madeleine McCann case has been cleared on five counts of rape and child sex abuse. He will remain behind bars until September 2025 for a separate rape conviction.

Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner has been cleared of all charges against him, including the rape of an Irish holiday rep in Portugal

Christian Brueckner, 47, who has been named as a prime suspect in the Madeleine McCann case, has been cleared in a separate sex attack trial in Braunschweig, Germany

Prosecutor Hans Christian Wolters said there's only one year left to charge Christian Brueckner over Madeleine McCann's disappearance in 2007 - or he will be released from prison

Ruling could have serious consequences for German prosecutors who want to pin Madeleine's disappearance on him but fear he could flee the country upon his release from jail

BRAUNCSHWEIG: The German convicted rapist and main suspect in the 2007 disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann was on Tuesday (Oct 8) cleared of all charges in an unrelated sex crimes trial. The case has been closely watched because the acquittal means 47-year-old Christian Brueckner could be rel

Born Christian Fischer in Dettlebach near Wurzburg in Bavaria southern Germany , he was adopted by Brigitte and Fritz Brueckner who would discipline him and his two brothers with beatings.

A criminal linked with the disappearance of Madeleine McCann has been acquitted today. We take a look at the money spent on the 17-year-old case of the missing toddler

As chief Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner is cleared of charges in an unrelated rape trial, the Mirror looks at Kate and Gerry's heartbreaking wish after learning German police had turned their attention to the convicted sex offender

It comes as the prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann was today found not guilty on seperate sex crimes charges