Christian Bruckner was not charged in the Madeleine McCann case because of a lack of evidence. Photo: AP PHOTO

A German man who is under investigation in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann 18 years ago has been released from prison after serving his sentence in an unrelated case.

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The man, who has been identified by media as Christian Brückner, had been serving a seven-year sentence that stemmed from his 2019 conviction for the rape of a 72-year-old American woman in Portugal.

He left the prison at Sehnde, near Hannover in northern Germany, on Wednesday.

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