Maddie affair: the main suspect remains silent on the second day of his trial. Christian Brückner, 47, is accused of three rapes and two sexual assaults on children allegedly committed in Portugal between 2000 and 2017.
If he is found guilty of the charges against him, he faces up to 15 years in prison. Otherwise, he could be released as early as 2026. Maddie had disappeared at the age of three from the rental apartment where she was vacationing while her parents dined nearby.