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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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