Christian Brueckner has been cleared of three charges of rape and two of sexual abuse while on trial in Germany.

Madeleine McCann investigation continues as suspect cleared of sexual offences

Hazel Behan said she was raped by the main suspect in the Madeleine McCann case and said she is 'broken' after he was acquitted of attacking her and others.

'I'm broken': Madeleine McCann prime suspect acquitted of unrelated rapes

The couple thanked well-wishers for their support, and for remembering Madeleine and all missing children.

Madeleine McCann: Parents say her 'absence still aches' 17 years on

The McCann family, from Leicester, will mark the 17th anniversary of Madeleine's disappearance on May 3.

Extra funding granted for investigation into Madeleine McCann's disappearance

FILE - This image distributed on June 8, 2020, by Carabinieri (Italian paramilitary police), shows a man identified as Christian Brueckner, at the time of his arrest in 2018, under an international warrant for drug trafficking and on charges of other crimes. German prosecutors on Tuesday Oct. 11, 2022 charged a 45-year-old German man, who is also a suspect in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann, with several sexual offenses he is alleged to have committed in Portugal between 2000 and 2017. (Carabinieri via AP, File)

Helge Busching tells a German court how he found videos of the Madeleine McCann suspect abusing two women in a camera he stole from his home.

‘I saw Christian Brueckner in home-made rape videos' witness tells court

After a short hearing, Judge Christina Engelmann adjourned the case until next Friday so that a replacement lay judge could be found.

Madeleine McCann suspect appears in court for separate sex attacks

The efforts to find Madeleine continue with "determination, commitment and vigour", despite no new evidence, the McCanns said.

Search for Madeleine McCann will eventually yield results, her parents say

A delegation of senior Portuguese police officers reportedly travelled from Lisbon to London earlier this year.

Portuguese police apologise to Madeleine McCann's parents

German authorities have confirmed the items will be 'evaluated in the coming days and weeks' following a search at a reservoir in Portugal.

Items seized in Madeleine McCann search ‘cannot yet be linked’ to case

Items found by investigators during the search at the Barragem do Arade reservoir will be handed over to the German authorities.

Madeleine McCann: Materials found in Portugal search to be investigated

The search for Madeleine who vanished on holiday in 2007 has now entered its third day.

Madeleine McCann: The view from Portugal as searches continue for a third day

Police officers investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann have taken several bags from a dam in Portugal. 

Madeleine McCann: Police start digging woodland as reservoir search continues

Police divers are preparing to search a dam 50km from Praia Da Luz, where Madeleine McCann was last seen in 2007.

Madeleine McCann: Police divers surround Portugal dam

Madeleine McCann dam search. PA/ ITV News

Teams from Germany, Portugal and the UK will take part in the search of an area around 50km from where the young girl went missing.

Police to search Portuguese dam in connection with Madeleine McCann

ITV News answers the key questions surrounding Madeleine's disappearance and the police investigation which has intersected national borders.

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