An grand jury has indicted Stephan Sterns with first-degree murder in the death of 13-year-old Madeline Soto, nearly two months after her body was found in a wooded area of Osceola County. The indictment alleges that Sterns killed Soto between February 25 and February 27, but no other details about the death were released, WOFL …
Florida police said on Thursday that murder charges have not been filed in the death of a 13-year-old girl whose body was found earlier this month. Kissimmee Police Chief Betty Holland said there likely will be no updates until they receive the medical examiner’s report revealing Madeline Soto’s cause of death. Holland also claimed that …
The State Attorney’s Office levied 60 additional criminal charges Tuesday against Stephan Sterns, the primary suspect in the disappearance and death of 13-year-old Florida girl, Madeline Soto. Sterns, identified as the boyfriend of Madeline’s mother, faces charges including sexual battery of children under 12, sexual battery of children 12-18, lewd and lascivious molestation, and possession …
New documents released in the Florida case of Madeline Soto, a 13-year-old girl who went missing and was found dead days later, reveal the girl was a victim of sexual battery for years at the hands of her mother’s boyfriend. Stephan Sterns has been charged with sexual battery and possession of child sexual abuse material, …
The Florida man suspected of killing 13-year-old Madeline Soto appeared in court Saturday on charges of sexual battery and possession of child sexual abuse material, just hours after Soto’s body was found in rural Osceola County. Stephan Sterns, Soto’s mother’s boyfriend, refused to appear in court on Thursday after his arrest on Wednesday, as CrimeOnline …
The body of a missing Florida teen who has been the subject of a desperate search all week was found late Friday in a wooded area in Osceola County. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said the body of 13-year-old Madeline Soto was found off Hickory Tree Road at about 4:30 p.m., WOFL reported. Police found …
Update: 6:30 p.m.: The body of Madeline Soto has been found in a wooded area in Osceola County, WFTV reports. Original story: Orange County Sheriff’s Office officials in Florida announced Friday that Madeline Soto, a 13-year-old missing Kissimmee girl, is likely dead. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Madeline, a student at Hunter’s Creek Middle School in …
A Florida man and the prime suspect in the disappearance of 13-year-old Madeline Soto declined to appear in court as the search continues for the Kissimmee girl. According to WFTV9, 37-year-old Steven Stearns, identified as the boyfriend of Madeline’s mother, refused to appear in court Thursday, following his arrest on sexual battery and possession of …
UPDATE: An arrest has been made as part of the investigation into missing Madeline Soto, but she remains missing. Orange County Sheriff’s Office announced: “MAJOR DEVELOPMENT in the case of missing 13-year-old Madeline Soto: This evening, the Kissimmee Police Department, working in conjunction with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, arrested Stephan Sterns, 37, for sexual …
