Tim Ballard, the self-styled child sex trafficking rescuer who inspired the hit movie ‘Sound of Freedom,’ was accused in a lawsuit of sexually assaulting women on his missions.
Tim Ballard, whose tales of going undercover to rescue children from international sex traffickers inspired the box office hit ‘Sound of Freedom,’ has been accused of sexually assaulting five women who joined him on his sting operations.In a lawsuit filed Monday in Utah, the women alleged that Ballard would “manipulate” them and coerce them into sexual acts as part of his trafficking rescue missions via Operation Underground Railroad , the nonprofit he founded.
But, the complaint states, Ballard began abusing the couples tactic, eventually using “spiritual manipulation to coerce them into sexual contact.” OUR and its board, who were also named as defendants in the lawsuit, said in a statement that the nonprofit “categorically denies the allegations as they relate to OUR.”The organization added that the suit’s descriptions of the board’s “intentions and actions” are “entirely misguided and speculative.” The Spear Fund, also named in the lawsuit and for which Ballard now serves as a senior adviser, did not respond to a request for comment.
After Ballard was accused of sexual misconduct in September, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints condemned what they called his “morally unacceptable behavior.” Shortly after, addressed the developments in a news conference, calling the accusations against Ballard “incredibly disturbing” and “unconscionable” if true. Ballard has reportedly been seeking a U.S. senate run to replace outgoing Sen. Mitt Romney .
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