Fabian Marta, the financier of Sound of Freedom, was arrested last week for child abduction. There is no doubt that life is very ironic. One of the backers of the child-trafficking film is facing child-trafficking charges, St. Louis police confirmed to Newsweek.
The curious thing is that Fabian, 51 years old, was proudly boasting about being part of a film that was against something as serious as trafficking, did he think that this would erase his crimes? Each of the publications he made on his social networks was deleted after his arrest on July 23.
What Will Happen to the Sound of Freedom Financier If Guilty?
Fabian Marta, according to court records, has a court date on August 28, 2023, with no details yet on who his legal representative will be. The financier of the film, directed by Alejandro Gómez Monteverde and produced by Eduardo Verástegui, was released on his own recognizance after an initial appearance on July 24 and a bail of US$15,000.
If convicted, Fabián Marta could face from 10 years in prison to life imprisonment, since, in the state of Missouri, child abduction is one of the most convicted crimes.
Sound of Freedom: What Is It About?
The controversial Sound of Freedom is based on the true story of Tim Ballard, a millennial who left his job at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to found Operation Underground Railroad, a group dedicated to organizing missions against child trafficking groups.
The 135-minute film premiered on July 4 in the United States.
This story was written in Spanish by Nayeli Párraga in Cultura Colectiva
