Christian Brueckner, a suspect in Madeleine McCann's disappearance, was charged with sex crimes against children in 2022, but a German court dismissed those charges Thursday.
"The accused is the same person who is under investigation in connection with the disappearance of the then 3-year-old British girl Madeleine Beth McCann on May 3, 2007, from an apartment complex in Praia da Luz in Portugal on suspicion of murder," prosecutors said in a statement at the time of his arrest last year.
Kate and Gerry McCann, along with their three children, were on vacation in Praia da Luz, Portugal, when Madeline was taken from her bed on May 3, 2007.Audrey Conklin is a digital reporter for Fox News Digital and FOX Business. Email tips to [email protected] or on Twitter at @audpants. Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox
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