Polygamist learns fate for ordering husband and four lovers to kidnap, torture other boyfriend
A 29-year-old polygamist, Martina Esqueda, has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for orchestrating the kidnapping and torture of a former boyfriend. The court heard how she directed her husband and four lovers to carry out the brutal attack as revenge. Despite her claims of childhood trauma, the judge emphasized that Esqueda was responsible for the suffering inflicted on the victim.
- ▪Martina Esqueda was sentenced to 22 years in prison for her role in a kidnapping and torture case.
- ▪She ordered her husband and four lovers to torture a former boyfriend as part of a revenge plot.
- ▪The victim was held captive for over a week and subjected to severe physical abuse.
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US News Polygamist learns fate for ordering husband and four lovers to kidnap, torture other boyfriend By Emily Crane Published May 22, 2026, 8:33 a.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google A twisted Ohio polygamist has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for ordering her husband and four of her lovers to torture another one of her boyfriends in a sick revenge plot. Martina Esqueda, 29, was slapped with the hefty sentence on Thursday after trying to claim that the lack of love she received as a child was to blame for the deranged attack on 26-year-old Austyn McClellan last year. “This case really has kind of sickened the court,” Judge Lori Olender said while refusing to go light over the sob story.
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