The former boyfriend of Florida teen Madeline Soto's mother has been handed 21 concurrent life sentences for raping and murdering the 13-year-old in a deal that lets him avoid the death penalty.

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, the former boyfriend of Soto’s mother ...