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Timothy Ballard is the founder and former CEO of Operation Underground Railroad (O.U.R.), an anti-sex trafficking organization. Ballard was removed as CEO and forced to leave O.U.R. in 2023 amid accusations of sexual misconduct by multiple employees. Shortly afterward, five women filed a lawsuit against Ballard, accusing him of coercing them into sexual acts during his sting operations.
Jan 13, 2024 · Tim Ballard, a former agent with the Department of Homeland Security and the subject of 2023 movie Sounf of Freedom, founded Operation Underground Railroad (O.U.R.) in 2013 to combat sex trafficking and has since saved over 7,000 lives.; Ballard's testimony before Congress in 2015 led to reforms in the fight against sex trafficking, including increased cooperation with other countries.
Sep 19, 2023 · Alamy. Tim Ballard, the anti-sex trafficking activist whose exploits inspired the blockbuster movie “Sound of Freedom,” was under investigation for allegedly coercing at least seven women to ...
Founder Tim Ballard in 2018. Operation Underground Railroad was founded in 2013 by Tim Ballard.. Ballard has said that, prior to founding O.U.R., he served 12 years as a U.S. Special Agent for the Department of Homeland Security, on the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC) and the U.S. Child Sex Tourism Jump Team. According to The Atlantic, "spokespeople for the CIA and DHS said ...
Oct 11, 2023 · Tim Ballard used a tactic called "couple ruse" to fool sex traffickers and to "coerce" women into sexual acts, according to a new lawsuit He achieved fame by going undercover to rescue children ...
Sound of Freedom outpaced the music documentary Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour at the domestic box office last year, also putting it among the 10 highest-grossing films in 2023. The Angel Studios film, which details the true story of Tim Ballard leaving his job at the Department of Homeland Security to combat human trafficking among children ...
Jul 18, 2023 · Tim Ballard Left Operation Underground Railroad After Investigation Into Claims Made by Employees. The anti-trafficking activist whose story was the basis for Sound of Freedom left his own ...
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Sep 18, 2023 · Tim Ballard resigned from O.U.R. on June 22, 2023. He has permanently separated from O.U.R. O.U.R. is dedicated to combatting sexual abuse, and does not tolerate sexual harassment or ...
Dec 7, 2023 · A new court filing against Tim Ballard alleges that the founder of the anti-trafficking nonprofit Operation Underground Railroad committed "violent sexual assaults" on several occasions against ...
