Tim Ballard, who inspired 'Sound of Freedom' movie, sued by 5 women alleging sexual assault
Five women have sued Tim Ballard, whose life experiences rescuing children from sex traffickers inspired the movie “Sound of Freedom,” accusing him of sexual assault and battery.
Five women have sued Tim Ballard, whose life experiences rescuing children from sex traffickers inspired the movie “Sound of Freedom,” accusing him of sexual assault and battery.
The lawsuit, filed Monday in the Third Judicial District Court of Utah, comes a month after it was publicly revealed that Ballard had resigned from the nonprofit child rescue group he founded, Operation Underground Railroad, or O.U.R.
Ballard was under investigation by an outside firm hired by O.U.R. for allegedly coercing at least seven women to act like “wives” on overseas missions — an allegation he has denied.
Ballard, a former U.S. Homeland Security agent, dismissed the allegations last month against him as “false.” He denied the claims again in a statement Tuesday through his new anti-trafficking organization, The Spear Fund.
"The Spear Fund did not exist during the time of the alleged conduct and had nothing to do with it. Mr. Ballard vehemently denies the allegations brought by these unnamed women," the organization said. "He looks forward to vindicating his name in the courts where evidence, and not unsubstantiated accusations in the media, decides the outcome."
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