Madeleine McCann suspect on trial in Germany accused of rape

Christian Brueckner is on trial in Germany accused of rape and sexual assault. Picture: Julian Stratenschulte/dpa via AP

A man who is a suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann goes on trial on Friday over several unrelated sexual offences he is alleged to have committed in Portugal between 2000 and 2017.

The 47-year-old German faces trial at the Braunschweig state court in northern Germany on three counts of rape and two of sexual abuse of children.