The 'Sound of Freedom' saga finally comes full circle as Tim Ballard and the anti-trafficking org he founded are accused of human trafficking in a new federal lawsuit.
Many people saw this coming. Because for every Comet Pizza accusation, there's a Matt Walsh and dozen of "youth ministers" preying on minors.
Sound of Freedom had some local fans that were pushing the film on MMO-C. Curious on how they will react to the news. Also fans of Tim Pool and Jim Caviziel.
SALT LAKE CITY — Six women have filed a federal lawsuit against Tim Ballard and the nonprofit he founded, Operation Underground Railroad.
The lawsuit alleges that Ballard and OUR violated the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA).
“Ballard and OUR engaged in human trafficking and exploitation of women under the guise of humanitarian anti-trafficking operations,” according to attorneys for the women. "Instead of rescuing women and children from trafficking, these defendants used their positions of trust to exploit and abuse and traffic women."
The TVPRA provides a civil remedy for victims of trafficking.
The women say they were coerced into "performing sex, labor, and services for (Tim Ballard's) personal benefit and the benefit of OUR.”
They also say they were groomed and controlled to "simulate intimate relationships,” as part of an “undercover technique” known as the couple’s ruse.
The couple’s ruse encourages women to pose as Ballard’s girlfriend on operations. It reportedly requires the women to develop sexual chemistry with Ballard while practicing for an operation.
The women say they were "exploited" by the couple’s ruse and that, in some cases, they were subject to "violent sexual assault, all while promising it was 'necessary to rescue children.'"
The women attached several audio and video files, which they say show attempts by Ballard to groom them.
In one of the recordings, Ballard complains to one of the plaintiffs how he is not being sexually satisfied by his wife, because she insists on wearing “Jesus Jammies” to bed instead of “laying naked.”
The recording is presumably referring to sacred garments issued by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Many people saw this coming. Because for every Comet Pizza accusation, there's a Matt Walsh and dozen of "youth ministers" preying on minors.
Sound of Freedom had some local fans that were pushing the film on MMO-C. Curious on how they will react to the news. Also fans of Tim Pool and Jim Caviziel.
SALT LAKE CITY — Six women have filed a federal lawsuit against Tim Ballard and the nonprofit he founded, Operation Underground Railroad.
The lawsuit alleges that Ballard and OUR violated the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA).
“Ballard and OUR engaged in human trafficking and exploitation of women under the guise of humanitarian anti-trafficking operations,” according to attorneys for the women. "Instead of rescuing women and children from trafficking, these defendants used their positions of trust to exploit and abuse and traffic women."
The TVPRA provides a civil remedy for victims of trafficking.
The women say they were coerced into "performing sex, labor, and services for (Tim Ballard's) personal benefit and the benefit of OUR.”
They also say they were groomed and controlled to "simulate intimate relationships,” as part of an “undercover technique” known as the couple’s ruse.
The couple’s ruse encourages women to pose as Ballard’s girlfriend on operations. It reportedly requires the women to develop sexual chemistry with Ballard while practicing for an operation.
The women say they were "exploited" by the couple’s ruse and that, in some cases, they were subject to "violent sexual assault, all while promising it was 'necessary to rescue children.'"
The women attached several audio and video files, which they say show attempts by Ballard to groom them.
In one of the recordings, Ballard complains to one of the plaintiffs how he is not being sexually satisfied by his wife, because she insists on wearing “Jesus Jammies” to bed instead of “laying naked.”
The recording is presumably referring to sacred garments issued by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.