“Police in Florida announced on Friday that they had found the body of 13-year-old Madeline Soto, less than a week after she failed to show up for school in Kissimmee, Florida.

“After a four-day search, the local sheriff’s office said it was “confident” that she was dead. The grim discovery was made several hours later.

“Her mother’s boyfriend, Stephan Sterns, is the lead suspect and is in police custody on sexual battery and possession of child sexual abuse material charges.”

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