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The Orange County Sheriff's Office is "confident" that Madeline Soto, a 13-year-old girl who was reported missing earlier this week, is dead.

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It's been five days since 13-year-old Madeline "Maddie" Soto was last seen. The Central Florida girl was last seen Monday morning after her mother's boyfriend, Stephan Sterns, dropped her off a couple of blocks away from her school, Hunter's Creek Middle School in Orlando. Sterns was arrested on unrelated charges and is considered the prime suspect in her disappearance, deputies said.

Madeline "Maddie" Soto was last seen Monday morning after being dropped off near her middle school in Orlando, Florida. Her mother's boyfriend, Stephan Sterns, was later arrested on unrelated charges and is considered the prime suspect in her disappearance, deputies said.

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The family of missing 13-year-old Maddie Soto is holding out hope for her safe return. She has not been seen since Monday and her mother's boyfriend is the prime suspect in her disappearance.

Madeline "Maddie" Soto has been missing since Monday morning. Stephan Sterns, the boyfriend of the missing 13-year-old's mother, was arrested on Wednesday in the investigation into her disappearance.

Stephan Sterns, 37, the boyfriend of a Central Florida mother whose daughter, Madeline "Maddie" Soto, disappeared earlier this week has been arrested on charges of sexual battery and possession of child sexual abuse material, officials said. Sterns has not been arrested or charged in Soto's disappearance. However, he is considered to be a suspect in her disappearance and was the last person to see her, officials said.

Leticia Nunez, Madeline Soto's aunt, said the family is understandably worried about her niece -- and where she is. Madeline Soto was reportedly dropped off at school Monday morning, but there's no record that she made it to class. Nunez said they're hopeful that she's with someone she knows.

Stephan Sterns, the boyfriend of Madeline Soto's mom -- the 13-year-old girl who is missing in Orlando -- was arrested Tuesday night on charges of possession of child abuse sex material, the Orange County Sheriff's Office said. Sterns has not been arrested on any charges related to Soto's disappearance, though he is considered a "prime suspect," OCSO said. Video courtesy: Orange County Sheriff's Office.

Stephan Sterns, the boyfriend of Madeline Soto's mom -- the 13-year-old girl who is missing in Orlando -- was arrested Tuesday night on charges of possession of child abuse sex material, the Orange County Sheriff's Office said. Sterns has not been arrested on any charges related to Soto's disappearance, though he is considered a "prime suspect," OCSO said. Video courtesy: Orange County Sheriff's Office

An arrest has been made in the investigation into the of a missing Central Florida teenager. In a joint operation, the Kissimmee Police Department and the Orange County Sheriff?s Office arrested the boyfriend of a Central Florida mother whose daughter disappeared earlier this week.