@crmnallyobsessed: Stephan Sterns, the boyfriend of 13‑year‑old Madeline Soto’s mother, pleaded guilty to multiple sex‑crime charges and no contest to her first-degree murder during a hearing on July 21, 2025. As part of the agreement, prosecutors dropped the death penalty, and Sterns received 21 concurrent life sentences, effectively ensuring he’ll never be released. Madeline disappeared from school on February 26, 2024, and her body was found in a wooded area of Osceola County on March 1 that same year. Investigators determined she was strangled and uncovered disturbing photos and videos—dating back years—on Sterns' phone and Google Drive documenting sexual abuse.

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Tuesday 22 July 2025 13:00:37 GMT