The Florida Department of Corrections has released a new mugshot of Stephan Sterns after he was booked into the Central ...

Stephan Sterns pleaded no contest to the murder of 13-year-old Madeline Soto and pleaded guilty to sexual battery during a plea hearing on Monday. Sterns, who was the boyfriend of Madeline's mother, ...

Stephan Sterns will avoid possible execution after entering a guilty plea to charges of murder and sexual battery.

Stephan Sterns was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the first-degree murder of 13-year-old Madeline Soto, and an additional life sentence for 20 sex offenses, ...

His new booking photo has been posted on the Florida Department of Corrections website. Sterns had been held in Osceola County since March of last year. It is unclear when he will be transferred to ...

Prosecutors say Sterns killed his girlfriend’s daughter, 13-year-old Madeline Soto, in February 2024. They allege he raped her repeatedly before her death. On Monday, Sterns pleaded guilty to pleaded ...

Stephan Sterns was found guilty of first-degree murder and sexual battery, among other charges, in the death of 13-year-old Madeline Soto on Monday, July 21. Sterns pleaded no contest to murder and ...

Stephan Sterns’ sex crime trial is set to begin on Tuesday, but sources confirm a plea deal is now being discussed and could happen before then.

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. - Stephan Sterns has been charged with the murder of Madeline Soto, nearly two months after the 13-year-old Florida girl's body was found in Osceola County.

Stephan Sterns is being charged with first-degree murder, according to the Osceola County Clerk of Courts. Court documents show that Sterns was indicted by a grand jury and was charged on Wednesday.