Sex crime allegations Maddie suspect Christian B. acquitted in trial

Sven Ziegler

8.10.2024

On May 3, 2007, the then three-year-old Maddie McCann disappeared from a vacation apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal.
On May 3, 2007, the then three-year-old Maddie McCann disappeared from a vacation apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal.
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The German suspect in the case of the British girl Madeleine "Maddie" McCann, who disappeared in Portugal in 2007, has been acquitted in a trial on other charges.

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  • The German suspect in the case of the British girl Madeleine "Maddie" McCann, who disappeared in Portugal in 2007, has been acquitted in a trial on other charges.

The German suspect in the case of the British girl Madeleine "Maddie" McCann, who disappeared in Portugal in 2007, has been acquitted in a trial on other charges.

The regional court in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, did not impose a sentence on 47-year-old Christian B. on Tuesday. The public prosecutor's office had accused him of several sexual crimes against women and children in Portugal.

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