The Provo company distributing the anti-child-trafficking movie “Sound of Freedom” is responding to a report that one of the thousands of people who invested in the movie’s crowdfunding campaign was recently arrested and accused of child kidnapping.
The man was reportedly one of more than 6,000 people who gave to a crowdfunding campaign for the anti-child-trafficking film.By Sean P. Meansthat one of the film’s 6,000-plus investors — identified as 51-year-old Fabian Marta, from Chesterfield, Missouri — was arrested by St. Louis police on July 23, and charged with felony child kidnapping. The offense is a class A felony, Newsweek reported, with a possible prison sentence of 10 years to life.
The movie, which opened in theaters on July 4, is a fictionalized take on the work of Tim Ballard, former leader of the anti-trafficking group Operation Underground Railroad. The actor Jim Caviezel stars as Ballard., based in Provo, raised $5 million in a crowdfunding campaign to acquire the film’s distribution rights.
Harmon continued: “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.”
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