The prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann is appearing in a German court, where he is accused of unrelated sex offences.
Christian B – whose last name is withheld due to privacy laws – is standing trial over two counts of rape and three counts of sexual abuse.
The prosecution alleges the offences took place in Portugal between 2000 and 2017.
A pensioner and a 10-year-old were among the alleged victims, and none of the charges relate to Madeleine McCann.
The 47-year-old is currently in prison after being convicted of raping a 72-year-old in an apartment in Praia da Luz in 2005.
Madeleine was three years old when she went missing while on holiday in the same town on 3 May 2007.
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