Stephan Sterns TESTIFIES During Intense Legal Battle, Trial Delayed!

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Stephan Sterns's defense has filed motions to suppress evidence in the CSAM case; let's watch the arguments from the State and the Defense together!

⚖️ Case Background: Madeline Soto, who turned thirteen on February 22nd, 2024 was last seen on February 26th, 2024. Her mother's ex-boyfriend, Stephan Sterns was arrested on February 28th, 2024, based on CSAM evidence of Madeline found on his phone. Maddie's body was discovered in St. Cloud on March 1st, 2024. The medical examiner determined that she died from strangulation. Stephan Sterns was charged with her murder in April 2024 and faces the death penalty. He will have a trial in February 2025 for CSAM related charges and in September for the murder charges.

00:00:00 Intro
00:04:40 The court feed audio is terrible, but it gets better!
00:12:20 Sterns testifies
00:18:10 Detective Francis Hunt (OCSO)
00:25:30 Detective Maira Tagler (OCSO)
01:13:00 Detective Luis Acosta (OCSO)
01:39:10 Sgt. Darko Stamenic (Forensic Unit)
02:14:20 Deputy Taylor Heller (OCSO)
02:20:55 Defense Arguments (3 motions)
02:27:35 State's arguments
02:38:05 Defense's 2nd Motion Argument
02:48:30 State's response
03:01:00 Defense's Rebuttal

The court feeds ALL cut off at the end, so we missed approx. 3-5 minutes of the hearing at the end. I will keep you updated on the outcome of this hearing!
Stern's motion to continue (April 22nd, 2025) https://youtube.com/live/AN2ENTFEOSk?...
Full Case Playlist: Madeline Soto

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