The Orange County Sheriff's Office released an update Friday afternoon in the case of a missing 13-year-old girl. Orange County Sheriff John Mina said investigators are now “confident” that the missing 13-year-old Madeline Soto died during the incident. Friday afternoon conference. Investigators are still working to recover the body of Madeline Soto, who has been missing since Monday, but her mother's boyfriend, Stephen Stearns, 37, was accused of sexual assault and child abuse Wednesday night. He was arrested on suspicion of possessing sexually abusive material. According to a Kissimmee police arrest affidavit, Stern agreed to have his cell phone searched during questioning, but he accidentally reset it to factory settings on the same day Soto went missing. He said he had reset it. Kissimmee police are leading the sexual assault case against Stern. He was transferred from the Orange County Jail to the Osceola County Jail on Friday morning. Orange County deputies said Thursday they believed Stearns had information about Soto's disappearance, but he declined to answer any questions about it. He is considered the prime suspect in Soto's disappearance. disappearance.
The Orange County Sheriff's Office is scheduled to release an update on the case of the missing 13-year-old girl Friday afternoon.
The sheriff's office will hold a press conference Friday at 1 p.m. to provide an update on the case of Madeline Soto, who has been missing since Monday.
Her mother's boyfriend, 37-year-old Stephen Stearns, was arrested Wednesday night on charges of sexual assault and possession of child sexual abuse material. According to a Kissimmee police arrest affidavit, Stern agreed to have his cell phone searched during questioning, but he accidentally reset it to factory settings on the same day Soto went missing. He stated that he had done so.
Kissimmee police are leading the sexual assault case against Stern.
He was transferred from the Orange County Jail to the Osceola County Jail Friday morning.
Orange County deputies said Thursday they believe Stearns has information about Soto's disappearance, but he has refused to answer any questions about it.
He is considered the prime suspect in Soto's disappearance.
