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Kidnapping Victim Speaks Out as Polygamist Ringleader Is Sentenced
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May 22, 2026
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16:29Now PlayingAustyn McClellan described the horrific abuse he says he endured in a powerful victim impact letter read during the sentencing of his former lover, Martina Esqueda, the alleged ringleader of a polygamist group. Esqueda was sentenced after pleading guilty to charges tied to McClellan’s kidnapping and torture. In the emotional statement, McClellan detailed the lasting trauma from being tortured over several days and accused Esqueda of allowing her husband and others to abuse him.
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