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Prosecutors to appeal after Madeleine McCann suspect acquitted in separate rape trial
Christian Brückner found not guilty in Germany of three charges of aggravated rape and two of sexual abuse
The main suspect in the disappearance of the British toddler Madeleine McCann is likely to be released from prison next year after he was found not guilty of all charges in a separate rape and sexual abuse trial.
Christian Brückner, who is serving a seven-year sentence for rape, was acquitted by the district court in Braunschweig, northern Germany, of three separate charges of aggravated rape and two of sexual abuse of children in Portugal between 2000 and 2017.
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