Judge says she is ‘sickened’ by cult leader at sentencing
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TOLEDO, Ohio (Court TV) — A woman was sentenced to spend at least 22 years behind bars after pleading guilty to kidnapping and assaulting a man in Ohio.
Martina Esqueda, 29, pleaded guilty to kidnapping and two counts of felonious assault; she was the sixth defendant in the case to plead guilty to similar charges.
“This case has really kind of sickened the Court,” Judge Lori Olender said as she began handing down the sentence on Thursday.
Martina Esqueda was arrested in March 2025 along with five men with whom she had been living in a home; one of them was her husband and the others were also involved in romantic relationships with her. Aaron Bradshaw, Austin Bradshaw, David Cessna, Michael Esqueda and Chance Johnson were all charged with kidnapping, felonious assault and tampering with evidence after the victim in the case was able to escape and ask for help.’
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