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

Stephan Sterns pleaded no contest to murdering Madeline Soto and guilty to 20 sex crimes where she was the victim.

Stephan Sterns pleaded no contest to murder and guilty to sexual battery against 13-year-old Madeline Soto on Monday.

Stephan Sterns has previously pleaded not guilty to raping and murdering Soto, who was the daughter of Sterns’ former girlfriend. While searching for the girl, investigators said they uncovered images ...

Stephan Sterns is scheduled to appear in court Monday in Osceola County, where he is expected to plead guilty to the murder and rape of 13-year-old Madeline Soto, potentially avoiding the death ...

Stephan Sterns is expected to change his plea in the sexual abuse and murder case of 13-year-old Madeline Soto.

Stephan Sterns, the man accused of raping and murdering 13-year-old Madeline Soto, is expected to change his plea during a ...

A man accused of raping and murdering his girlfriend’s 13-year-old daughter in central Florida last year is expected to plead guilty in the horrific crime.

A plea hearing is set for Monday afternoon in the cases of Stephan Sterns, the man accused of sexually abusing and killing 13 ...

An unexpected plea hearing has been scheduled for Monday in the case of Stephan Sterns, the Osceola County man who is also accused of killing Madeline Soto last year.

Sterns is facing two separate criminal cases: one for the murder and another for 60 counts related to the abuse.

Stephan Sterns, the man accused of sexually abusing and killing 13-year-old Madeline Soto, is scheduled to appear in court on ...