Madeleine case: German pedophile officially suspected of disappearing

The German, Christian Brickner, is officially suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann 15 years ago, Portuguese prosecutors said.

Brickner is convicted rapist and was described by the Portuguese as “arguido”, which translates as “named suspect” or “official suspect”, but has not yet been arrested or charged.

Prosecutors in Faro did not publicly name the man, but said he was identified as a suspect by German authorities at their request.

As for the reasons for the decision, the Portuguese have now appointed the German as the official suspect in the case because they are 15 years old in which cases of prosecution of serious crimes are entered into the file. The Portuguese authorities wanted to “keep their choices open

Madeleine disappeared on May 3, 2007, while on vacation with her parents in Praia da Luz, Portugal.

This is the first time Portuguese prosecutors have identified him official suspect in the case, after Kate and Jerry McCann, Madeleine’s parents, were initially suspected in 2007 but later acquitted.

Prosecutors said that The investigation was carried out in collaboration with the British and German authorities.

Evolution could allow Brickner to be extradited to Portugal for formal investigation.

The German newspaper Bild reported that his lawyer, Friedrich Fuelscher, said that the Portuguese decision seemed to be a “Procedural trick”.

German police said in June 2020 that Madeleine was presumed dead and that the suspect was most likely responsible. However, British officers continued to treat her as missing and her parents “still hope” their daughter is alive.

Brickner right now is serving a sentence in Oldenburg Prison, in northern Germany, for the rape of a woman in 2005 in the same area of ​​the Algarve region of Portugal, where Madeleine went missing.

The suspect in Madeleine’s disappearance, also known as Christian B in Germany due to the country’s strict privacy laws, was found guilty in 2019 of rape of a 72-year-old American woman and sentenced to seven years in prison.

A federal court in Karlsruhe, southwestern Germany, dismissed an appeal against the sentence in November 2020.

Next month marks 15 years since Madeline’s disappearance.

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