‘Sound of Freedom’ fan arrested for kidnapping after donating to anti-trafficking film

nypost.com:

according to a St. Louis police report. Marta, 51, was the landlord to a woman and child who were involved in a custody dispute with the woman’s aunt.

The Post reached out to the St. Louis police for comment. Marta’s attorney Scott Rosenblum told The Post that his client will plead “not guilty” at his August 28th hearing. “The charges are ill-conceived,” Rosenblum told The Post. “He had nothing to do with kidnapping anyone.”Rosenblum said that he also fully expects his client to be acquitted.

According to Angel Studios, the film’s distributor, they had no knowledge of Marta’s background. “Angel Studios adhered to the requirements of federal and state laws and regulations in allowing 6,678 people to invest an average of $501 each into the launch of ‘Sound of Freedom’,”Angel Studios CEO Neal Harmon said. “Just as anyone can invest in the stock market, everyone who meets the legal criteria can invest in Angel Studios projects.

One of the perks of investing was the ability to be listed in the credits.”“We’re grateful to brave law enforcement officials who have already arrested dozens of traffickers in the weeks following ‘Sound of Freedom’s’ release,” continued Harmon.