Christian Brückner , the German man long suspected in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann , has re-entered public life under intense scrutiny and police monitoring after completing a prison sentence for an unrelated rape conviction, RadarOnline.com can report.

His release two weeks ago from Sehnde Prison near Hanover has reignited one of Germany's most controversial criminal investigations. Article continues below advertisement

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Brückner, 47, served seven years for the 2005 rape of a 72-year-old American woman in Portugal and has a history of convictions for theft, sexual abuse of children, and possession of child pornography.

German investigators with the Bundeskriminalamt (BKA) continue to n

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