The sheriff for the realm the place 13-year-old Madeline Soto disappeared and died is beneath fireplace for seemingly posting a photograph from the crime scene, and now the division is apologizing.

This debacle is enjoying out down in Osceola County, Florida — the place Madeline’s physique was found Friday by officers there in a wooded space after she went lacking from her house in neighboring Orange County final week.

On Saturday — a day after Madeline was discovered deceased — a photograph of human stays was reportedly posted to the official Instagram account for Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez. The photograph, believed to be a confidential picture from the crime scene and since deleted, is claimed to indicate a physique matching Madeline’s description mendacity lifeless on the bottom.

Now, the Osceola County Sheriff’s Workplace is telling native information shops the photograph was unintentionally included in a publish a couple of group occasion for seniors. They add … “We deeply apologize for any confusion or disturbance this may occasionally have brought about.”

The Sheriff’s workplace is neither confirming nor denying the photograph depicted Madeline’s physique.

In some way, this all will get worse for the Osceola County Sheriff’s Workplace … as a result of the identical morning the alleged Soto photograph was posted on IG, one other member of the sheriff’s workplace shared a selfie with Stephan Sterns, the boyfriend of Madeline’s mom … and the prime suspect in her disappearance and loss of life, who has since been taken into custody.

Nirva Rodriguez, the OCSD government director, shared the picture on her private Fb web page … exhibiting Sterns being led out of a constructing in handcuffs. She reportedly captured her publish … “If God’s love has been poured out over your life, don’t enable evil to maintain you away from what He has ready for you.” Unclear what her intent behind the publish/message was.

In any case … the selfie was reportedly snapped after Sterns was booked on expenses of kid pornography and sexually battering a toddler.

Regulation enforcement has not particularly tied these expenses to Madeline’s case simply but … nor have they formally charged him in her disappearance or loss of life. He has but to enter a plea.

Rodriguez’s FB publish with Sterns has additionally been deleted, FWIW … and it is price noting she oversees a number of divisions with OCSD, together with media, outreach and group providers.