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German Prosecutors Seek 15-Year Sentence for Christian Brueckner in Unrelated Sex Offenses Trial

Brueckner, also a suspect in the Madeleine McCann case, faces charges for multiple rapes and sexual abuses in Portugal.

  • Christian Brueckner, a convicted paedophile and rapist, is on trial in Braunschweig, Germany, for offenses committed in Portugal between 2000 and 2017.
  • Prosecutors have requested a 15-year prison sentence and preventive detention after his term, citing his dangerousness and sadistic tendencies.
  • The charges include two counts of rape and two counts of sexual abuse, with a third rape charge recommended for acquittal.
  • Brueckner is currently serving a seven-year sentence for a 2005 rape in Portugal and could be released next year if acquitted in the current trial.
  • He remains under investigation for the 2007 disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann but has not been charged in that case.
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