Madeleine McCann suspect charged with sexual offences including rape of Irish woman

The offences were allegedly committed between 2000 and 2017

Madeleine McCann.

The prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann has been charged with rape and child sexual abuse.

Convicted sex offender Christian Brueckner is accused of five offences, including the rape of an Irish woman, between 2000 and 2017 in Portugal, the public prosecutor’s office in Braunschweig said.