A Longtime Associate of Tim Ballard’s Is Rebuilding Operation Underground Railroad

Still from Operation Toussaint In September 2023, the public became aware that Tim Ballard, the celebrity founder of the anti-trafficking non-profit Operation Underground Railroad and hero of the heavily fictionalized box-office hit Sound of Freedom, had left the organization following an investigation into sexual-misconduct claims made by women who worked for the group. Since then, […]

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Marine Veteran Sues Tim Ballard and OUR Over Sexual Assault Claims, Injuries Suffered In Training

Screenshot from The Tim Ballard Podcast Bree Righter, a Marine veteran and social worker who previously spoke to VICE News under a pseudonym about her experiences with Operation Underground Railroad, has filed suit in Utah’s Third District against Tim Ballard, the group’s founder; OUR; an OUR subsidiary called Deacon, Inc.; and Matt Cooper, who worked […]

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Ex-Operation Underground Railroad Employees Said OUR Misled Donors, Lied to Public

Former Operation Underground Railroad employees interviewed by criminal investigators said the organization misused donor funds and lied to the public about the nature and effectiveness of its work. These interviews are among records compiled during a now-closed criminal investigation into the famed anti-trafficking activist Tim Ballard and OUR; these particular allegations were first reported by […]

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‘Sound of Freedom’ Producer Felt the Naked Breasts of Apparently Underage Trafficking Victim

Paul Hutchinson—an executive producer of Sound of Freedom, the film focused on the heavily fictionalized exploits of anti-trafficking activist Tim Ballard—touched the naked breasts of an apparently underage trafficking victim during a 2016 undercover operation in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Advertisement Footage of the incident and its aftermath was captured by videographers working with Operation […]

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Tim Ballard’s Departure From Operation Underground Railroad Followed Sexual Misconduct Investigation

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – AUGUST 29: Activist Tim Ballard poses during the red carpet for the movie ‘Sound of Freedom’ at Cinemex Antara Polanco on August 29, 2023 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Alan Espinosa/Getty Images) Tim Ballard’s exit from Operation Underground Railroad earlier this year followed an investigation into claims of sexual misconduct […]

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