Missing Madeleine McCann: German court throws out sex charges against suspect in toddler's disappearance
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Christian Brueckner, a suspect in Madeleine McCann's disappearance, was charged with sex crimes against children in 2022, but a German court dismissed those charges Thursday.
A Braunschweig, Germany, court dismissed rape and sexual assault charges against Christian Brueckner, 46, who was already serving a seven-year sentence for raping an elderly woman in 2005, Reuters reported, citing his lawyer. Audrey Conklin is a digital reporter for Fox News Digital and FOX Business. Email tips to audrey.conklin@fox.com or on Twitter at @audpants.
A spokesperson for the court told Reuters that the dropped charges were unrelated to the McCann case but did not comment on whether the court would still be able to consider the latter.
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