The PJ accused the McCanns of a crime and almost certainly leaked stories to the press about them in 2007. Unlike Bruckner the McCanns were not criminals with a proven history of rape and child abuse yet they didn’t sue the PJ. They did sue Amaral and were ultimately unsuccessful. Perhaps Bruckner will sue every newspaper that reported he was a suspect in the MM case but he’s going to need very generous lawyers or a crowdfunder for that. Perhaps you should start one now if you haven’t already?
Ah yes Wolters not only accused Brueckner of a crime but went on national television again and again accusing him of the murder of Madeleine…so yes, it is different….and the ‘already a criminal’ spiel, I don’t think that it’ll matter a jot.
The parents didn’t lose, Amaral won.
As to how it is going to be funded he can, again, take a leaf from the parent’s handbook and seek out a no win, no fee arrangement as the parents did with Carter Ruck. Lawyers tend not to be to squeamish about the past crimes of their clients.