'Sound of Freedom' Crowdfunder Arrested for Child Kidnapping, Studio Responds to Reports

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Sound of Freedom is one of the biggest hits at the summer box office and it hasn’t been without its fair share of controversy.

The movie, based on Operation Underground Railroad founder Tim Ballard, tells the “story of a former government agent turned vigilante who embarks on a dangerous mission to rescue hundreds of children from sex traffickers.” Angel Studios did something interesting to raise money for the film’s marketing budget.

The studio used crowdfunding to raise $5 million from a group of 6,678 crowdfunders. A new report revealed that one of those crowdfunders was just arrested for child kidnapping. Keep reading to find out more… 51-year-old Fabian Marta was arrested by St.

Louis Metropolitan Police on July 23, though his attorney told Deadline that the charges are “unfounded” and that “he has nothing to do with kidnapping anyone.” Child kidnapping and child sex trafficking are two different things, but both very serious offenses.