Yep. In the UK we’ve had stranger rapists get 18+ years. Most are arguably less brutal than the one he comitted. 18 offences including multiple sex crimes & spending the majority of adult life out of prison is a pretty sweet deal for a career criminal. Is he capable of going straight or is he gonna do what he’s always done… It’s a wait & see. Not good.
As if 7 years for the violent rape of an elderly woman is any more justifiable for a career sex predator with a hard drive of CP and written plans for abducting children.
I think refusing to do any counselling or rehabilitation programme was something they decided was too risky. The defence needed to keep his mouth shut & not take any risks. His behaviour in prison & the refusal to talk to police, counsellors & psychiatrists further points toward guilt in my opinion. The point must be stressed that this is an extremely dangerous individual who I fear is going to commit another rape or sexual assault of a minor. The prosecutors know that’ll happen, so if they don’t get him for Mm’s murder now they’ll get him then.
The article above stated the information shared during therapy sessions could be used against him at trial. He was advised not to participate by his lawyer.
Pitt Bull savages 10 people. Pit Bull refuses treatment. New owner thinks he’s a good doggy and takes him to the park. Pit Bull savages a toddler.
The average term for a single rape in the UK is 59 months. Many offenders get less and a very large number are not even investigated. It happens continually that people suggest CB should be held to a higher standard than other criminals. He is notorious because he is connect to the MM crime - no evidence to charge hm for this. Legally, this has nothing to do with any other conviction or sentence he may have. Objectivity might be worth exercising.
If he had nothing to hide why would he not take up the opportunity for time out of his cell & some expert support to rehabilitate him?
Can you source a sadistic stranger rape with a sentence of less than 7 years?
A sadistic rape of a badly beaten pensioner corroborated by forensic evidence is a slam dunk for an arrest. A lot of rapes are much harder to solve because they are much harder to prove.
I'm aware how the law works, that's why I didn't mention MM in my post, only the offenses he was convicted and/or proven guilty of. I'm not saying *he* should be held to a higher standard - the standard itself is rotten and needs to be thrown out. A few years in jail for violently raping a stranger, then set free to find more victims, is repulsive and a complete insult to the victims who's entire lives are destroyed forever. It's a miracle that any rape victims even bother to come forward in these societies that treat their trauma like a joke.
To be clear, this is a forum about MM and CB being suspected of her abduction and murder.
2 years, 9 months:
uknip.co.uk
www.bedfordtoday.co.uk
The context is the UK. In 2023/4, of the nearly 70k rapes reported to the police, 98.7% did not result in a charge.
It feels like Groundhog Day. Only the first sentence is a direct quote. Who knows where the rest came from, but likely the journo trying to fill gaps and sell papers.Quite a lengthy piece but this stood out.
Note the addional author.
The evidence is strong enough to say that the girl is dead and to accuse a specific individual of murder,’ prosecutor Hans Christian Wolters said. But four months later, no charges have been brought. For this evidence was uncovered several years ago, though it was only made public recently, and used to convict Brueckner of the assault of his ex-lover’s five-year-old daughter.
Under German law, this means it cannot be reused to convict him for a different crime. Mr Wolters says all he needs is a ‘small’ piece of new evidence to press onwards.
How can they let prime suspect in Maddie's kidnapping walk free?
It is in Sehnde Prison, Hanover, that Christian Brueckner - the man suspected of Madeleine McCann's kidnapping - has been held for six years.www.dailymail.co.uk
Actually it is a well written piece! And there are quite a few direct quotes
Yes, we know about this - that this evidence was part of a different investigation and that they could not reuse it for a different crime. He only got what 2 years for that other heinous crime by the same judge who acquitted him last year. But they do have similar evidence from another hard drive (I think! I can't remember though from where, help? )Quite a lengthy piece but this stood out.
Note the addional author.
The evidence is strong enough to say that the girl is dead and to accuse a specific individual of murder,’ prosecutor Hans Christian Wolters said. But four months later, no charges have been brought. For this evidence was uncovered several years ago, though it was only made public recently, and used to convict Brueckner of the assault of his ex-lover’s five-year-old daughter.
Under German law, this means it cannot be reused to convict him for a different crime. Mr Wolters says all he needs is a ‘small’ piece of new evidence to press onwards.
How can they let prime suspect in Maddie's kidnapping walk free?
It is in Sehnde Prison, Hanover, that Christian Brueckner - the man suspected of Madeleine McCann's kidnapping - has been held for six years.
