A Central Florida man was sentenced to life in prison for murdering his girlfriend's 13-year-old daughter, who went missing and was found dead days later.

Stephan Sterns apologizes for abusing Madeline Soto, but not her death Stephan Sterns pleaded guilty to sexually abusing Madeline Soto Monday. He pleaded no contest to her murder.

The man accused of raping and murdering 13-year-old Madeline Soto has agreed to a plea deal that takes the death penalty off the table.

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.

This timeline highlights the important events leading to her death and the investigation that followed.

Stephan Sterns State Attorney Monique Worrell on Stephan Sterns sentencing in Maddie Soto case "I want to extend my deepest condolences to the Soto family and everyone who loved Madeline.

Stephan Sterns talks during sentencing 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 sentenced to life in plea deal over Maddie Soto’s abuse, murder The man accused of sexually abusing and murdering 13-year-old Maddie Soto avoided trial Monday by changing his plea at the last ...

Madeline Soto's father, Tyler Wallace, gave a heartfelt statement about his daughter and how he feels towards Stephan Sterns, the man found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Madeline ...

Madeline Soto Plea Deal: Mom's Boyfriend Confesses to Rape and Murder of Girl, 13, to Avoid Death Penalty Stephan Sterns will avoid possible execution after entering a guilty plea to charges of ...

Stephen Sterns, the man charged in the death of Florida teenager Madeline Soto, is expected to plead guilty to murder and rape charges Monday.

The boyfriend of Madeline Soto's mother has confessed to killing and sexually assaulting the 13-year-old girl before dumping her body in the woods.