THE men behind a global paedophile ring which cops believe Madeleine McCann suspect Christian B contacted are set to go on trial in Germany.
The convicted paedophile, 45, is the man German police believe abducted and killed Madeleine McCann in Portugal in 2007.
But last year it emerged he may also have contacted an underground international network of depraved child abusers called Boystown.
Following tip-offs from German police, in April 2021, authorities in Paraguay targeted Christian Manfred Kruse, 59, a German national thought to be behind the sick network.
Experts then set about analysing all the computer data, including 5,000 IP addresses, which had exchanged sickening pornographic images and videos of children being abused to around 400,000 members.
Commissioner Nimio Cardozo, head of the Paraguayan anti-kidnapping agency, said at the time: "There are elements that we could use to help clarify the case.
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“Amongst all this data, we could also find information on the Maddie case."
Alleged paedophile Kruse, who had been living in the city of Belén, Paraguay, was arrested and extradited to Germany, where he remains in custody.
At the same time German cops arrested three other men linked to the ring.
They include cook Andreas G, 40, unemployed Fritz Otto K, 64, and Alexander G, 49, who allegedly acted as an administrator and forum moderator for the ring.
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All four men are now set to go on trial in Germany.
Boystown was internationally oriented, had chat areas in different languages and served the worldwide exchange of images, documenting the sexual abuse of children.
Madeleine vanished from her family’s holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal on May 3, 2007
Christian B, whose full name cannot be reported due to strict German privacy laws, was identified as a suspect in 2020 as it's believed he was living in the area at the time.
He is currently serving a seven-year jail sentence in Germany for raping a woman aged 72 in Portugal
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