Germany/Portugal - Christian Brueckner, 27 @ time of 1st crime (2004), charged with sexual assault crimes, Praia de Rocha, Portugal. #5

[RichardKimble]

Why would it ? The MM case is separate.

From your post 553.

CB writings detailing his fantasies matching the black clad rapist and choice of words used in the brutal assault of HaB and CB photographed in the same block weeks earlier .

 

[Mex]

Isolate them all individually then instead of treating them as
a collective sequence of events .Two things that have come out so far in the current trial written by CB’s own hand.

CB writings detailing his fantasies matching the black clad rapist and choice of words used in the brutal assault of HaB and CB photographed in the same block weeks earlier .

CB letter asking his girlfriend to rid the Yellow House of video and video recording equipment.

Video evidence viewed by HB and MS which led to the investigation/conviction of CB in the DM case initiated by the BKA and then matched to a cold case in the PJ files.The concealment of CSA hidden beneath the body of his dead dog to deter anybody potentially finding but giving CB the opportunity if needed to exhume his own dog.

There is a current factoid that none of this happened and it is all a dastardly plot against an innocent man. The truth is though that the chief public prosecutor quoted from them and made parallels with the aggravated rape endured by HB. So they do exist including

• the black mask with slits cut in it
• the breakfast bar with the metal legs to which she was tied
• the beatings
• the vicious rapes
• described by the the forensic psychiatrist as 'core fantasies, the rituals of tormenting and humiliating and getting a kick out of the suffering of the victims'.

He even wrote a depraved book for children about children.

The public prosecutor noted the similarity in all the rapes he was being charged with, CB raped the woman in a variety of ways,

• they were tied up
• they were humiliated
• they were scared
• they had whips used upon them to cause pain

Remember that DM said he enjoyed what he was doing to her while she was terrified for her life - just as HB was.

The disturbing thing about it all is that
Snip
In July the prosecution had suffered a devastating blow when the current judge ruled that the evidence against Brueckner in relation to these sex charges was 'insufficient', which was widely interpreted as a strong indication that he could be acquitted.

Christian Brueckner labelled a 'sadistic psychopath' in court

Convicted paedophile and rapist Christian Brueckner , 47, is the man who German investigators believe abducted Madeleine McCann in 2007

www.dailymail.co.uk

One hopes she has given it a lot more thought since then.

 

[JB1510]

How could the prosecutors take the crime of the young German girl (one witness no physical evidence) to trial ahead of the MM crime of a photo or video was found in the possession of CB?

iirc there were 3 witnesses originally , MS , HeB and MT . The prosecution have now dropped this due to differences in MS statement . If these trials didn’t happen and only the MM case being charged. It is my opinion either
the case would not make court or it could not be proved CB took the photo . However although the current trial may not succeed in convictions the circumstantial evidence and corroborating evidence should not be overlooked . These are extremely cold cases that occurred in another country where little to no evidence was secured and an alleged suspect who has had since 2013 at the latest to cover his tracks .

 

[JB1510]

From your post 553.

That’s relevant to the HaB assault not MM (of which we know nothing ), matches numerous elements , black clad and masked , filmed , tied by their feet , same words used to scare HaB .

My deduction of photo or video evidence is the only possible piece of arguable evidence that makes the BKA 100% convinced MM is deceased and CB is the perpetrator. Anything less arguable and concrete would have resulted in charges years ago. It could well be these current charges in the trial were put forward to provide insight and background detail into the mindset of CB before and after May 3 2007 .

 

[RichardKimble]

There is an interesting paywall article, this details the reasons behind the not hearing of the evidence ie: illegal raid of the factory and illegal gathering of the hard drives.

Christian B. - Reporter ist sicher: Anklage im Fall Maddie kommt

Prozess in Braunschweig: Rob Hyde berichtete für britische Medien von den meisten Verhandlungstagen im Prozess gegen den Maddie-Verdächtigen. Er recherchierte auch im Umfeld des Angeklagten in Braunschweig.

www.braunschweiger-zeitung.de

 

[mrjitty]

I understand your position but singly on its own it could be argued that he wasn’t the origin of the picture or video and that he was sent it or found it on the dark web .My position is taking the collective evidence that the prosecution insist that he films his assaults confirmed by HaB , MS and HeB with the latter responsible for a successful cold case conviction in the brutal assault of DM whom was left with a broken jaw.

Sure that could be argued, which is why you'd need other evidence as well.

But given the child disappeared without a trace years ago, if some bad dude then turns up with the victims photo years later - i think you'd get a conviction unless there was a solid explanation beyond mere handwaving ... "i downloaded it sometime"

 

[mrjitty]

That’s relevant to the HaB assault not MM (of which we know nothing ), matches numerous elements , black clad and masked , filmed , tied by their feet , same words used to scare HaB .

My deduction of photo or video evidence is the only possible piece of arguable evidence that makes the BKA 100% convinced MM is deceased and CB is the perpetrator. Anything less arguable and concrete would have resulted in charges years ago. It could well be these current charges in the trial were put forward to provide insight and background detail into the mindset of CB before and after May 3 2007 .

I think the scenario is more likely to be what we've seen in the rape cases. Someone claims to have seen evidence but now they don't have it. This happens all the time with human sources.

 

[Anxala]

There is an interesting paywall article, this details the reasons behind the not hearing of the evidence ie: illegal raid of the factory and illegal gathering of the hard drives.

Christian B. - Reporter ist sicher: Anklage im Fall Maddie kommt

Prozess in Braunschweig: Rob Hyde berichtete für britische Medien von den meisten Verhandlungstagen im Prozess gegen den Maddie-Verdächtigen. Er recherchierte auch im Umfeld des Angeklagten in Braunschweig.

www.braunschweiger-zeitung.de

Thanks for that, it's a very good read.

 

[JB1510]

@mrjitty Very interesting case , though I assume a charge /conviction came upon discovery of the body ? That seems a long way away in regards to MM.
The last interview HCW gave a very stern statement regarding MM at 04.00 that imo reflects more than word of mouth .

 

[Mex]

Sure that could be argued, which is why you'd need other evidence as well.

But given the child disappeared without a trace years ago, if some bad dude then turns up with the victims photo years later - i think you'd get a conviction unless there was a solid explanation beyond mere handwaving ... "i downloaded it sometime"

All evidence has to be collated and slotted into place in the scheme of things and circumstantial evidence is not the poor relation in this. Even amongst the most favourable circumstances a child abduction carried out by a stranger is very difficult for investigators to handle.

There was sufficient evidence to bring these separate charges to the court. One doubts if a single photograph would do the trick in a separate case. It will take the sum total of all the available evidence stretching back to 2007 including for time and place of the prime suspect; whose chaotic lifestyle between jail sentences makes it an almost impossible task even for him.
My opinion

 

[Mex]

I think the scenario is more likely to be what we've seen in the rape cases. Someone claims to have seen evidence but now they don't have it. This happens all the time with human sources.

There was quite a lot of material aired in Portuguese documentaries when CB's identity became known.
Journalist SF hosted a series of programmes Sexta as 9? or7?

I clearly remember seeing police photographs of the bruises and injuries sustained by DM in 2005. That was the first time I had heard of the incident. I was shocked that such sensitive investigative material was in the public domain and later on when matching up on HB's description of how insensitively she was treated by the police when her photographic evidence was being taken.

 

[UK Girl]

There is an interesting paywall article, this details the reasons behind the not hearing of the evidence ie: illegal raid of the factory and illegal gathering of the hard drives.

Christian B. - Reporter ist sicher: Anklage im Fall Maddie kommt

Prozess in Braunschweig: Rob Hyde berichtete für britische Medien von den meisten Verhandlungstagen im Prozess gegen den Maddie-Verdächtigen. Er recherchierte auch im Umfeld des Angeklagten in Braunschweig.

www.braunschweiger-zeitung.de

to be honest IMO it is pretty damning of the BKA

 

[RichardKimble]

to be honest IMO it is pretty damning of the BKA

Interesting that interviews aren't video recorded.

 

[Davieson]

Interesting that interviews aren't video recorded.

Sounds like the bad old days of British policing.

 

[UK Girl]

Sounds like the bad old days of British policing.

Interesting that interviews aren't video recorded.

I actually find it really weird tbh. The police can be open to all sorts of accusations.

 

[Davieson]

I actually find it really weird tbh. The police can be open to all sorts of accusations.

And temptations.

It must be very tempting to take illegal shorts to help solve a crime

 

[RichardKimble]

Sounds like the bad old days of British policing.

There's possibly a chance because of the publicity the German system and the BKA have been found wanting.I'd venture ordinarily these point wouldn't matter but HCW for the BKA brought CB to attention to all and scrutiny of the system and the prosecutors criticism of the judiciary.There was another case where the prosecutors office attracted criticism of its handling with an internal review.

 

[RichardKimble]

And temptations.

It must be very tempting to take illegal shorts to help solve a crime

The illegal search is one already.

 

[Niner]

Monday, October 7th:
*Trial continues (Day 37) (@ 9am CSET [Central Summer European Time]) – Germany/Portugal - Hazel Behan (20 @ time/now 40) (in her home, June 16, 2004, Praia de Rocha on the Algarve coast, 10 miles from Praia de Luz, Portimao, Portugal) - *Christian Stefan Brückner (Bruekner) (27 @ time of 1st crime (2004)/45/now 47) charged (Oct. 11, 2022) with sexual assault (suspect held a knife & brutally raped her. The accused then tied & gagged the woman to a table & raped her again. He then whipped the victim on the back with a whip he had brought with him & finally forcibly performed oral sex with the victim. The accused filmed large parts of the events with a video camera he had brought with him). Braunschweig Regional District Court
Germany/Portugal – *Charged (Oct. 11, 2022) & arrest warrant reinstated 11/18/22 - a 14 year old teenager (unknown victim) (on tape: assaulted/hit the naked girl with a whip. Said to have brutally forced the girl to have oral sex. The accused also videotaped this act). Took place between Dec. 28, 2000 to April 8, 2006 on the Praia da Luz, Algarve coast, Portugal.
Germany/Portugal - *Charged (Oct. 11, 2022) & arrest warrant reinstated 11/18/22 - an elderly woman 70-80 yrs old (unknown victim) a Tour Rep (tied up & raped the victim in her holiday apt. He then hit the victim several times with a whip. The accused is said to have recorded the entire event with a video camera). Took place around the same time (between Dec. 28, 2000 to April 8, 2006) on the Praia de Luz, Algarve coast, Portugal.
Germany/Portugal – *Charged (Oct. 11, 2022) & arrest warrant reinstated 11/18/22 - 10 year old German girl (Joana E.) (wearing only shoes & otherwise naked. He grabbed the child's wrist & began to perform masturbation movements on his naked penis). On Salema (Zalema) beach, near Praia de Luz, Portugal, April 7, 2007).
Germany/Portugal – *Charged (Oct. 11, 2022) & arrest warrant reinstated 11/18/22 – Ines VP (11 year old Portuguese girl) (pulled down his trousers & underpants & made masturbation movements on his naked penis in order to sexually arouse himself, until the frightened girl ran to her father for help. The suspect was arrested on the spot by the Portuguese police). Exposed himself in playpark, São Bartolomeu de Messines, June 11, 2017).
Trial began on February 16, 2024. (And continued on Feb. 23rd, Mar. 1st & 14th, Apr. 2nd, 10th, 12th, 17th, 19th, 24th & 26th, May 2nd, 15th, 166th, 17th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 28th, 29th & June 4th & 5th & 28th, July 5th, August 5th, 15th, Sept. 5th & 6th, 25th, 26th. 27th).
Next Trial dates: October 7, 8, 21 & Oct. 22, 2024.
Presiding Judge Dr. Engemann. Lead Prosecutor Ute Lindermann. Defense attorneys Dr. Friedrich Fülscher, Philipp Marquort, Dennis Bock & Atilla Aykac.
Brueckner is currently serving a 7 year sentence for the 2005 rape on a pensioner; was sentenced in 2019. Probably released in September, 2025.
Case info & charges & Brueckner info from June 1, 2020 thru Jan. 18, 2024 & Trial Day 1-35 (Feb. 16 thru Sept. 27) reference post #446 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...imes-praia-de-rocha-portugal-5.722126/page-23
October 2, 2024. Wednesday, Day 36: Braunschweig. All evidence is collected for the chamber in the Christian B. trial. From the prosecutor's point of view, the accused has been in prison for many years. In the trial the public prosecutor demanded 15 years in prison for the accused in their closing arguments. Following the prison sentence, accommodation in preventive detention is necessary, said Chief Prosecutor Ute Lindemann before the Braunschweig Regional Court. Should such a judgment come about, the accused could not be released after serving the sentence. Lindemann had previously stated in a multi-hour plea why she found the accused guilty of two rapes & two cases of sexual abuse. At the start of the trial, the 47-year-old German was accused of three rapes & two cases of child sexual abuse, which he is said to have committed in Portugal between 2000 and 2017. The accused should be acquitted of a rape allegation, Lindemann said. In the morning, the criminal division closed the evidence. The presumption of innocence applies. The defense plea is expected on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024 & the verdict could be on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024.
For more info see posts #456 (pg 23) & #468 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...imes-praia-de-rocha-portugal-5.722126/page-24
Additional notes:
*Proceedings before the 2nd Criminal Division in connection with five offenses against sexual self-determination expected verdict on October 8 or 21, 2024. In the proceedings of the 2nd Criminal Division, both the public prosecutor & the co-plaintiff pleaded on October 2, 2024. The defense's plea is now to follow on October 7, 2024. The 2nd Criminal Division has announced that the verdict will be pronounced on Tuesday, October 8, 2024, or Monday, October 21, 2024.

 

[Denis R Tandib]

Monday, October 7th:
*Trial continues (Day 37) (@ 9am CSET [Central Summer European Time]) – Germany/Portugal - Hazel Behan (20 @ time/now 40) (in her home, June 16, 2004, Praia de Rocha on the Algarve coast, 10 miles from Praia de Luz, Portimao, Portugal) - *Christian Stefan Brückner (Bruekner) (27 @ time of 1st crime (2004)/45/now 47) charged (Oct. 11, 2022) with sexual assault (suspect held a knife & brutally raped her. The accused then tied & gagged the woman to a table & raped her again. He then whipped the victim on the back with a whip he had brought with him & finally forcibly performed oral sex with the victim. The accused filmed large parts of the events with a video camera he had brought with him). Braunschweig Regional District Court
Germany/Portugal – *Charged (Oct. 11, 2022) & arrest warrant reinstated 11/18/22 - a 14 year old teenager (unknown victim) (on tape: assaulted/hit the naked girl with a whip. Said to have brutally forced the girl to have oral sex. The accused also videotaped this act). Took place between Dec. 28, 2000 to April 8, 2006 on the Praia da Luz, Algarve coast, Portugal.
Germany/Portugal - *Charged (Oct. 11, 2022) & arrest warrant reinstated 11/18/22 - an elderly woman 70-80 yrs old (unknown victim) a Tour Rep (tied up & raped the victim in her holiday apt. He then hit the victim several times with a whip. The accused is said to have recorded the entire event with a video camera). Took place around the same time (between Dec. 28, 2000 to April 8, 2006) on the Praia de Luz, Algarve coast, Portugal.
Germany/Portugal – *Charged (Oct. 11, 2022) & arrest warrant reinstated 11/18/22 - 10 year old German girl (Joana E.) (wearing only shoes & otherwise naked. He grabbed the child's wrist & began to perform masturbation movements on his naked penis). On Salema (Zalema) beach, near Praia de Luz, Portugal, April 7, 2007).
Germany/Portugal – *Charged (Oct. 11, 2022) & arrest warrant reinstated 11/18/22 – Ines VP (11 year old Portuguese girl) (pulled down his trousers & underpants & made masturbation movements on his naked penis in order to sexually arouse himself, until the frightened girl ran to her father for help. The suspect was arrested on the spot by the Portuguese police). Exposed himself in playpark, São Bartolomeu de Messines, June 11, 2017).
Trial began on February 16, 2024. (And continued on Feb. 23rd, Mar. 1st & 14th, Apr. 2nd, 10th, 12th, 17th, 19th, 24th & 26th, May 2nd, 15th, 166th, 17th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 28th, 29th & June 4th & 5th & 28th, July 5th, August 5th, 15th, Sept. 5th & 6th, 25th, 26th. 27th).
Next Trial dates: October 7, 8, 21 & Oct. 22, 2024.
Presiding Judge Dr. Engemann. Lead Prosecutor Ute Lindermann. Defense attorneys Dr. Friedrich Fülscher, Philipp Marquort, Dennis Bock & Atilla Aykac.
Brueckner is currently serving a 7 year sentence for the 2005 rape on a pensioner; was sentenced in 2019. Probably released in September, 2025.
Case info & charges & Brueckner info from June 1, 2020 thru Jan. 18, 2024 & Trial Day 1-35 (Feb. 16 thru Sept. 27) reference post #446 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...imes-praia-de-rocha-portugal-5.722126/page-23
October 2, 2024. Wednesday, Day 36: Braunschweig. All evidence is collected for the chamber in the Christian B. trial. From the prosecutor's point of view, the accused has been in prison for many years. In the trial the public prosecutor demanded 15 years in prison for the accused in their closing arguments. Following the prison sentence, accommodation in preventive detention is necessary, said Chief Prosecutor Ute Lindemann before the Braunschweig Regional Court. Should such a judgment come about, the accused could not be released after serving the sentence. Lindemann had previously stated in a multi-hour plea why she found the accused guilty of two rapes & two cases of sexual abuse. At the start of the trial, the 47-year-old German was accused of three rapes & two cases of child sexual abuse, which he is said to have committed in Portugal between 2000 and 2017. The accused should be acquitted of a rape allegation, Lindemann said. In the morning, the criminal division closed the evidence. The presumption of innocence applies. The defense plea is expected on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024 & the verdict could be on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024.
For more info see posts #456 (pg 23) & #468 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...imes-praia-de-rocha-portugal-5.722126/page-24
Additional notes:
*Proceedings before the 2nd Criminal Division in connection with five offenses against sexual self-determination expected verdict on October 8 or 21, 2024. In the proceedings of the 2nd Criminal Division, both the public prosecutor & the co-plaintiff pleaded on October 2, 2024. The defense's plea is now to follow on October 7, 2024. The 2nd Criminal Division has announced that the verdict will be pronounced on Tuesday, October 8, 2024, or Monday, October 21, 2024.

Verdict tomorrow then?