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The prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann will appear in court in Germany today accused of unrelated sex offences.<\/p>\n

Christian B, whose last name is withheld due to privacy laws, will stand trial<\/strong> over two counts of rape and three counts of sexual abuse.<\/p>\n

The prosecution claims the offences took place in Portugal<\/strong> between 2000 and 2017.<\/p>\n

A pensioner and a 10-year-old were among the alleged victims. None of the charges relate to Madeleine McCann.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Two years later, Madeleine McCann went missing while on holiday in the same town on 3 May 2007.<\/p>\n

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It was in June 2020 when German police said a German citizen and convicted sex offender was being investigated on suspicion of murder in connection with Madeleine’s disappearance.<\/p>\n

That suspect was later named by the media as Christian B.<\/p>\n

He has never been formally charged and denies any involvement.<\/p>\n

In May last year, German and Portuguese police conducted a search of a reservoir<\/strong>, 45 minutes from Praia da Luz that he used to call his “paradise”.<\/p>\n

The current trial will take place in the city of Braunschweig, a place Christian B called home between 2012 and 2016.<\/p>\n

At his local pub, we met several people who knew him, describing him as a “normal guy”.<\/p>\n

They said he’d often pop in after finishing work at the kiosk that he ran around the corner.<\/p>\n

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Six years after Madeleine disappeared, Christian B rented a plot at Jurgen Krumstroh’s allotment.<\/p>\n

Jurgen said he contacted the police after Christian B was named a suspect, but had no idea about his neighbour’s criminal past.<\/p>\n

He said: “He was always friendly. I can’t say anything bad about him. He always greeted me but he didn’t take part in common activities. He was a loner but he never acted suspiciously.”<\/p>\n

Jurgen shows me the garden house where Christian B stayed.<\/p>\n

It’s a simple property with a distinctive blue roof. Inside it’s made up of one main room and a bathroom.<\/p>\n

A drifter, Christian B split his time between Germany and Portugal often staying in places like this.<\/p>\n

Outside, we meet Matthias who is collecting wood. He remembers him vividly, telling us he had a “bad aura”.<\/p>\n

Read more from Sky News:<\/strong>
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Today, Christian B is expected to return to Braunschweig to face charges which include the following allegations:<\/p>\n