An arrest affidavit for stephan sterns, the prime suspect in madeline soto's disappearance and death, revealed new allegations of sexual battery, molestation and child. An arrest affidavit for stephan sterns, the prime suspect in madeline soto's disappearance and death, revealed new allegations of sexual battery, molestation and child. State of florida vs. Her mother’s boyfriend, stephan sterns, is charged with maddie’s murder and more than 60 other crimes. The documents suggest that the video helped give deputies some. Police named stephan sterns, identified in court documents as her stepfather, as a prime suspect in her disappearance. While he was charged with sexual battery of a minor, no. On february 28, 2024, an arrest warrant was issued for stephan sterns on charges of sexual battery and possession of child pornography. He was eventually charged.
