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Former chief judge explains next step in Madeline Soto case as evidence builds against prime suspect​

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Former chief judge explains next step in Madeline Soto case as evidence builds against prime suspect It’s been several days since Stephan Sterns was transferred to Osceola County Jail over the weekend.

By Daryl Matthews, WFTV.comMarch 04, 2024 at 10:24 pm EST

, Fla. — It’s been several days since Stephan Sterns was transferred to Osceola County Jail over the weekend. Sterns is in jail for charges stemming from child sexual battery.
Sterns was named the prime suspect in 13-year-old Madeline Soto’s disappearance and the last person to see her.
Since his arrest, Sterns has yet to speak to police about his involvement with the disappearance of Soto.

“If the state decides to seek the ultimate sanction of this case of death, you want to make sure it has enough time for the defense to look at it,” said Belvin Perry, former chief judge.
 
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"She said that her stepfather was very bad to her": Friends remember Madeline Soto, murdered and abandoned in a wooded areaNear Hunter's Creek High School, the community gathered for a mass to honor Madeline Soto, a missing teenager who was found dead Friday in a wooded area. Her best friend describes her as a happy young girl "she shone like a star." In 2022 she said that her stepfather was very mean to her," says Joseph Andrade, her youngest's best friend.
 

Incident report from Orange County Sheriff’s Department​

The incident report shared by WFTV on March 5 (~1:30 into this video):
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Transcribed by me:
On February 26, 2023, at approximately 1948 hours, I, Deputy Joseph (10644), responded to [redacted] Village Park Drive, Orlando, Orange County, Florida, regarding a Missing Juvenile. While on the scene, the step-parent stated he dropped his daughter off at school, and when the mother went to the school, the daughter was not there. The parents searched within the neighborhood and places where the daughter may have gone. The parents could provide a location where the daughter may have been but yielded negative results when deputies checked the area. The juvenile was entered into FCIC/NCIC and EMEResouce as missing disabled.

My investigation revealed the following:

When I arrived on the scene, I spoke with the mother, Jennifer Lissette Soto, who gave me verbal and sworn written testimony. On February 26, 2023, at approximately 0800 hours Jennifer observed (missing) Madeline Soto getting dressed for school, (step-father) Stephan Sterns took Madeline to school dropping her off near the intersection of Town Loop Bivd and Hunter's Park lane at approximately 0830 hours. Jennifer went to Hunter's Creek Middle School in an attempt to pick up Madeline at approximately 1600 hours when she discovered Madeline did not make it to school. In an effort to find Madeline, Jennifer looked through the neighborhoods near Madeline's school and went to her mother's business office located at [redacted] Village Park Drive.

I later spoke with Stephan Stern who stated in a verbal and sworn written statement the following:
At approximately 0825 - 0840 hours Stephan dropped Madeline off approximately one block away from her school. Stephan watched Madeline leave his vehicle and walk toward the direction of her school. As Stephan was driving away he could see what appeared to be Madeline searching through her book bag he did not think anything of it due to Madeline usually looked through her bag to find headphones so she could put them in before going to school. Stephan began heading home when he attempted to stop for a vape juice at a nearby vape shop but determined it was closed, so Stephan went home to Kissimmee. Once Stephan was home for about an hour he went back out to retrieve a vape juice and then run errands. Stephan stated he returned home and stayed home at approximately 1430 hours.

While on the scene, I had Deputy Diaz go to [redacted] Los Palmas Vista Drive (grandmother's home) due to the close proximity to both the school and the grandmother's business that Madeline would frequently visit. Deputy Moony was able to establish an attempt to contact [redacted] Santa Maria Drive to see if Madeline made her way back to her mother's home. Both addresses yielded negative results.

[obscured] provide me with the phone number of Madeline's best friend
 
*starts about 2:00 mark

*In the episode of "Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski," Jennifer Coffindaffer, a retired FBI special agent, discusses the heart-wrenching case of Maddie Soto, a 13-year-old girl murdered shortly after her birthday. The conversation focuses on the suspicions surrounding Stefan Stern, the live-in boyfriend of Maddie's mother, Jen Soto, due to the discovery of sexual material involving Maddie on his device. The dialogue sheds light on Jen Soto's questionable reactions during interviews, her contradictory statements, and the lack of emotional response, drawing parallels to other cases and pointing out the improbability of her ignorance regarding the abuse.
 
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60 new charges filed against mom's boyfriend in Madeline Soto case
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Updated: 11:30 AM EDT Mar 12, 2024
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KISSIMMEE, Fla. —
A total of 60 new charges have been filed against a man arrested in connection with the death of Madeline Soto, who was found dead after being reported missing.
Stephan Sterns, the boyfriend of Soto's mother, has now been charged with:

  • Eight counts of sexual battery on a child under 12
  • Five counts of sexual battery with a child 12-18
  • Seven counts of lewd and lascivious molestation
  • 40 counts of unlawful possession of materials depicting sexual performance by a child 10 or more images
 
Temperature highs & lows for the 5 days Madeline was left out in the elements.

Disclaimer: I checked a half dozen sites and the info isn't exactly the same. One reason is the location of the equipment that's measuring temps. The first site below allowed me to pretty much zero into the area she was found, UNTIL I clicked on the History tab. Then it changed the station to Orlando. The other sites use whatever weather station they decide to use when I'm checking for St. Cloud, so, it is what it is, but it's close enough for our purposes. :)

There was a max temp of 84°in that time period. Middle line is average temps. Note that what's interposed on that chart is where my mouse was (at the high on the 28th). Link below so you can dink around with it if you so desire.

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Orlando, FL Weather History | Weather Underground

Here is the highs and lows for that week:
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Past Weather in Saint Cloud, Florida, USA — Yesterday or Further Back

And one last site:

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https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/st-cloud/34769/february-weather/337619?year=2024
 
Timeline

Includes some dates of the alleged abuse committed by SS as relevant for timeline purposes, but does not include every charge.

Wednesday, June 19, 2019
The State of Florida - 2024 CF 000632Earliest dated possession of a CSAM image by SS.
The State of Florida - 2024 CF 000632Earliest dated count of sexual battery against SS.
Friday, June 23, 2023
The State of Florida - 2024 CF 000632Latest date of first possession of a CSAM image by SS. (That is, some of the images are described as having been possessed during a window of time which concludes on 2/26/2023, the date the images were discovered on SS's phone and likely begins on the date the image was produced, if the image was produced by SS. 6/23/2023 is the latest date in the charges that SS can be inferrred to have produced or received a CSAM image.)
Thursday, June 29, 2023
The State of Florida - 2024 CF 000632Latest dated count of sexual battery against SS.
Sunday, February 25, 2024
JS interview 2/26/2024 - Fox35 (5:43)MS had a 13th birthday party with JS's whole family
eveningJS interview 2/26/2024 - Fox35 (6:09)MS got home from party and went straight to bed. At no point did she have her phone or laptop. JS says she didn't see MS having conversations or making plans with anyone.
Monday, February 26, 2024
Kissimee PD - Affidavit for arrest warrant for SSSS says he accidentally performed a factory reset this day
early morning hoursOrange County Sheriff John Mina - 3/1/2024 press conference (3:04)LE believes MS was dead and SS moved her body
7:35Orange County Sheriff John Mina - 3/1/2024 press conference (3:04)Video evidence shows SS discarding items in a dumpster at their apartment complex. MS's backpack and school-issued laptop were later recovered from the dumpster.
8:00Orange County Sheriff's Office - incident report, shared by WFTVJS says she "observed" MS getting ready for school
8:10Kissimee PD - Affidavit for arrest warrant for SS A license plate reader captured SS's vehicle driving away from Hunters Creek Middle School
8:19Orange County Sheriff John Mina - 3/1/2024 press conference (3:04)Unspecified evidence shows SS returning to the apartment complex with MS visible in his vehicle. LE believes she was already dead at this time. A later comment says video evidence leads them to believe she was already dead. Some media is reporting that her body was "propped up" in the vehicle, but I have not seen any media claiming to have a source for this, and the Sheriff does not say it in this press conference.
8:25Orange County Sheriff's Office - incident report, shared by WFTVBetween 8:25 and 8:40, SS says he dropped MS off about one block from her school. He says he watched her leave his vehicle and walk toward the school.
8:30Orange County Sheriff John Mina - 2/28/2024 press conference (4:00)SS dropped MS off in front of Peace United Methodist church
8:30Orange County Sheriff's Office - incident report, shared by WFTVJS says SS took MS to school and dropped her off at the intersection of Town Loop Bivd and Hunter's Park Lane
8:40Kissimee PD - Affidavit for arrest warrant for SSSS says he dropped MS in front of Peace United Methodist church
morningOrange County Sheriff John Mina - 2/28/2024 press conference (10:33)Grainy surveillance footage shows a person in front of Peace United Methodist Church that could not be confirmed or refuted as MS
8:40Orange County Sheriff's Office - incident report, shared by WFTVSS says after dropping MS off, he went to a nearby vape shop which was closed, then home
9:00JS interview 2/26/2024 - Fox35 (0:41)JS says this is when MS "got up". It is not clear exactly what this means, but this directly follows JS mentioning surveillance footage showing MS walking from Peace United Methodist Church toward the school
9:30Kissimee PD - Affidavit for arrest warrant for SSHunters Creek Middle School class begins
10:00Orange County Sheriff's Office - incident report, shared by WFTVSS says he stayed for about an hour after getting home, then went out to run errands
13:00PD Chief Holland - 3/1/2024 press conference (5:48)Between 13:00 and 14:30, SS was seen driving his siver Lincoln MKZ with a flat tire near Old Hickory Tree Road
14:30Orange County Sheriff's Office - incident report, shared by WFTVSS says he returned from running errands and did not leave the house after
16:00Orange County Sheriff's Office - incident report, shared by WFTVJS says she attempted to pick MS up from school and learned that MS did not make it to school, so she then went to look for her at MS's grandmother's office at [redacted] Village Park Drive
16:04Hunters Creek Middle SchoolHunters Creek Middle School final bell
school pick up timeJS interview 2/26/2024 - Fox35 (1:11)JS did not see MS at school, so she drove toward MS's grandmother's office in case she had walked there, and did not see her so drove back to the school. The school was then closed so she reached out to MS's friends and teacher and confirmed they hadn't heard from her, at which point she called 911.
16:43Orange County Sheriff's Office - incident report, shared by WFTV"Reported Time" of missing person
19:48Orange County Sheriff's Office - incident report, shared by WFTVSheriff's Deputies arrived at [redacted] Village Park Drive, Orlando, Orange County, Florida (note: this is not the address of Hunters Creek Middle School, but is proximal)
20:00Kissimee PD - Affidavit for arrest warrant for SSMS was reported missing by JS
20:00Orange County Sheriff John Mina - 2/28/2024 press conference (5:01)OC patrol deputies arrived at Hunters Creek Middle School to take JS's report
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
15:33Orange County Sheriff's Office - Sheriff FBPress conference is held
eveningOrange County Sheriff's Office - Sheriff FBSS is arrested for sexual battery and possession of child sexual abuse material and named as the prime suspect in MS's disappearance
Thursday, February 29, 2024
nightOrange County Sheriff John Mina - 3/1/2024 press conference (3:04)Detectives from Kissimmee PD informs JS that they are "confident" MS is dead
Friday, March 1, 2024
13:00Orange County Sheriff's Office and Kissimmee Police Department - Sheriff FBPress conference is held, including the announcement that Kissimmee PD is taking over the investigation
13:05Orange County Sheriff John Mina - 3/1/2024 press conference (8:16)Says "to my knowledge she's not a suspect in this case right now." He later says JS had "the reaction any parent would have".
16:30Orange County Sheriff's Office - per Fox35 OrlandoThe body of MS was discovered off Hickory Tree Road in Osceola County, wearing clothing similar to what maddie was last wearing.
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
9:19Kissimmee Police Department - PD FBReports no new information can be released
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Osceola County Clerk (c/o PayrollNerd)Original case (2024 CF 000643) for SS closed and encompassed into 2024 CF 000632
Osceola County Clerk (c/o PayrollNerd)SS charged with 8 counts SEXUAL BATTERY ON CHILD UNDER 12 (794.011 2), 5 counts SEXUAL BATTERY WITH A CHILD 12-18 (FAMILIAL/CUSTODIAL AUTHORITY) (794.011 8b), 7 counts LEWD OR LASCIVIOUS MOLESTATION (800.04 5b), 40 counts UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF MATERIALS DEPICTING SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD TEN OR MORE IMAGES (827.071 5 ). See also press bulletin issued by Kissimmee PD at 11:16.
 
C F L T S are levels/degrees of felony offenses

C= Capital
F= First-degree
L= Life
T= Third-degree
S= Second degree

Courtesy @investigatefred

So here's the full list with the Degree Column and the Plea Column.

Do you know what each letter means? I Googled them but couldn't find anything that helped me understand.

C = Capital
F = Felony?
L =
T =
S =


Charges List:

LevelDegreePlea
1SEXUAL BATTERY ON CHILD UNDER 12 (794.011 2)FC
2SEXUAL BATTERY ON CHILD UNDER 12 (794.011 2)FC
3SEXUAL BATTERY ON CHILD UNDER 12 (794.011 2)FC
4SEXUAL BATTERY ON CHILD UNDER 12 (794.011 2)FC
5SEXUAL BATTERY ON CHILD UNDER 12 (794.011 2)FC
6SEXUAL BATTERY ON CHILD UNDER 12 (794.011 2)FC
7SEXUAL BATTERY ON CHILD UNDER 12 (794.011 2)FC
8SEXUAL BATTERY ON CHILD UNDER 12 (794.011 2)FC
9SEXUAL BATTERY WITH A CHILD 12-18 (FAMILIAL/CUSTODIAL AUTHORITY) (794.011 8b)FF
10SEXUAL BATTERY WITH A CHILD 12-18 (FAMILIAL/CUSTODIAL AUTHORITY) (794.011 8b)FF
11SEXUAL BATTERY WITH A CHILD 12-18 (FAMILIAL/CUSTODIAL AUTHORITY) (794.011 8b)FF
12SEXUAL BATTERY WITH A CHILD 12-18 (FAMILIAL/CUSTODIAL AUTHORITY) (794.011 8b)FF
13SEXUAL BATTERY WITH A CHILD 12-18 (FAMILIAL/CUSTODIAL AUTHORITY) (794.011 8b)FF
14LEWD OR LASCIVIOUS MOLESTATION (800.04 5b)FL
15LEWD OR LASCIVIOUS MOLESTATION (800.04 5b)FL
16LEWD OR LASCIVIOUS MOLESTATION (800.04 5b)FL
17LEWD OR LASCIVIOUS MOLESTATION (800.04 5b)FL
18LEWD OR LASCIVIOUS MOLESTATION (800.04 5b)FL
19LEWD OR LASCIVIOUS MOLESTATION (800.04 5b)FL
20LEWD OR LASCIVIOUS MOLESTATION (800.04 5b)FL
21UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF MATERIALS DEPICTING SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD TEN OR MORE IMAGES (827.071 5)FT
22UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF MATERIALS DEPICTING SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD TEN OR MORE IMAGES (827.071 5 )FS
23UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF MATERIALS DEPICTING SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD TEN OR MORE IMAGES (827.071 5 )FS
24UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF MATERIALS DEPICTING SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD TEN OR MORE IMAGES (827.071 5 )FS
25UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF MATERIALS DEPICTING SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD TEN OR MORE IMAGES (827.071 5 )FS
26UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF MATERIALS DEPICTING SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD TEN OR MORE IMAGES (827.071 5 )FS
27UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF MATERIALS DEPICTING SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD TEN OR MORE IMAGES (827.071 5 )FS
28UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF MATERIALS DEPICTING SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD TEN OR MORE IMAGES (827.071 5 )FS
29UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF MATERIALS DEPICTING SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD TEN OR MORE IMAGES (827.071 5 )FS
30UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF MATERIALS DEPICTING SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD TEN OR MORE IMAGES (827.071 5 )FS
31UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF MATERIALS DEPICTING SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD TEN OR MORE IMAGES (827.071 5 )FS
32UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF MATERIALS DEPICTING SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD TEN OR MORE IMAGES (827.071 5 )FS
33UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF MATERIALS DEPICTING SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD TEN OR MORE IMAGES (827.071 5 )FS
34UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF MATERIALS DEPICTING SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD TEN OR MORE IMAGES (827.071 5 )FS
35UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF MATERIALS DEPICTING SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD TEN OR MORE IMAGES (827.071 5 )FS
36UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF MATERIALS DEPICTING SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD TEN OR MORE IMAGES (827.071 5 )FS
37UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF MATERIALS DEPICTING SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD TEN OR MORE IMAGES (827.071 5 )FS
38UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF MATERIALS DEPICTING SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD TEN OR MORE IMAGES (827.071 5 )FS
39UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF MATERIALS DEPICTING SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD TEN OR MORE IMAGES (827.071 5 )FS
40UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF MATERIALS DEPICTING SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD TEN OR MORE IMAGES (827.071 5 )FS
41UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF MATERIALS DEPICTING SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD TEN OR MORE IMAGES (827.071 5 )FS
42UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF MATERIALS DEPICTING SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD TEN OR MORE IMAGES (827.071 5 )FS
43UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF MATERIALS DEPICTING SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD TEN OR MORE IMAGES (827.071 5 )FS
44UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF MATERIALS DEPICTING SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD TEN OR MORE IMAGES (827.071 5 )FS
45UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF MATERIALS DEPICTING SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD TEN OR MORE IMAGES (827.071 5 )FS
46UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF MATERIALS DEPICTING SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD TEN OR MORE IMAGES (827.071 5 )FS
47UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF MATERIALS DEPICTING SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD TEN OR MORE IMAGES (827.071 5 )FS
48UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF MATERIALS DEPICTING SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD TEN OR MORE IMAGES (827.071 5 )FS
49UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF MATERIALS DEPICTING SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD TEN OR MORE IMAGES (827.071 5 )FS
50UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF MATERIALS DEPICTING SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD TEN OR MORE IMAGES (827.071 5 )FS
51UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF MATERIALS DEPICTING SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD TEN OR MORE IMAGES (827.071 5 )FS
52UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF MATERIALS DEPICTING SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD TEN OR MORE IMAGES (827.071 5 )FS
53UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF MATERIALS DEPICTING SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD TEN OR MORE IMAGES (827.071 5 )FS
54UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF MATERIALS DEPICTING SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD TEN OR MORE IMAGES (827.071 5 )FS
55UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF MATERIALS DEPICTING SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD TEN OR MORE IMAGES (827.071 5 )FS
56UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF MATERIALS DEPICTING SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD TEN OR MORE IMAGES (827.071 5 )FS
57UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF MATERIALS DEPICTING SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD TEN OR MORE IMAGES (827.071 5 )FS
58UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF MATERIALS DEPICTING SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD TEN OR MORE IMAGES (827.071 5 )FS
59UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF MATERIALS DEPICTING SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD TEN OR MORE IMAGES (827.071 5 )FS
60UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF MATERIALS DEPICTING SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD TEN OR MORE IMAGES (827.071 5 )FS
 
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I’m fluent in Spanish and learned it as a first language along with English, but by no means am I a translator so please keep that in mind.

This seems to have been filmed around the 30 hour mark of when Madeline was reported missing. JS says on Monday morning “my boyfriend drove her to school, and dropped her off by the church that’s over there by the middle school and left her there. And she continued to walk towards the school so he drove away and left.”

in the second part, JS says “They had dogs to see if they could pick up her scent in the woods near the middle school. I think now they’re investigating videos from the street (CCTV footage). There’s a video from the church near her school that is believed may show my daughter.”

Then they ask JS what her mother’s instinct tells her and she says “That somebody took my daughter. In my heart I feel somebody took my daughter. It’s just not normal for her to leave like this. (in english: To run away). She’s not the type to just do something like this.”

Lastly, she says “Please just let her come back to me, healthy and well. I just want her returned home.”
 
Courtesy @MadMcGoo
Although Spanish is not my first language, I was able to understand most of the interview. This is what I heard, in brief (please correct me if I’m wrong!):

The grandmother says JS worked the night before (Sunday), woke up tired and asked SS to take Maddie to school. She says this was out of the ordinary because her daughter (JS) always took Maddie.

She then goes on to describe what the church camera picks up; a girl in a green sweater sitting in the parking lot for a few minutes before running toward the school.

 

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