OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — A Florida man was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his girlfriend’s 13-year-old daughter.
On Monday, Stephan Sterns pleaded no contest to the murder of Madeline Soto and was found guilty of sexual battery during a hearing in Osceola County.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) said during the investigation that Sterns was Madeline’s mother’s boyfriend — and the last confirmed person to see Soto before she went missing, a day after her birthday party on February 26, 2024…