The self-proclaimed anti-slavery activist portrayed by Jim Caviezel in “Sound of Freedom” resigns from Operation Underground Railroad after seven women accuse him of sexual misconduct
The anti-slavery activist, whose story was turned into the surprise hit film “Sound of Freedom,” has been accused by at least seven women of sexual misconduct on charity missions.
Tim Ballard, a Utah-born former CIA agent who founded the nonprofit Operation Underground Railroad in 2013, is accused of pressuring women during missions to rescue children.
Ballard urged the women inside They shared a bed with him or showered together, telling them that this was a necessary tactic to convince traffickers that they were husband and wife.
sources told Vice News that Ballard, who resigned from OUR in June, sent at least one woman a photo of herself in underwear covered in fake tattoos.
He allegedly asked another woman “how far she was willing to go” to save children.
Ballard, who is considering a run for the Senate to replace the retiring Mitt Romney, said at a rally in Boston over the weekend: “That’s not true, nothing you hear is true.”
Former DHS agent Tim Ballard, who inspired the film “Sound of Freedom,” says Biden administration policies are responsible for child trafficking
Ballard told Sean Spicer on “The Sean Spicer Show” this week in the video, first obtained by DailyMail.com, that he was asked “a few weeks ago” by “very influential people” to consider running for the seat deal with.
Romney, 76, caused an uproar in Congress on Thursday with the surprise announcement that he would not run for a second term. He also fired parting shots at unrest within the Republican Party, saying Biden and Trump, like himself, were too old for office.
“At the end of another term I would be in my mid-80s,” he said. “Frankly, it’s time for a new generation of leaders”
When asked to run for the seat even before Romney publicly announced his departure from the Senate, Ballard said, “I’ve been thinking about it very seriously.”
And after Romney announced his resignation, Ballard said it would be “easier” for him to potentially run for the post.
Former DHS agent Tim Ballard, who inspired the film “Sound of Freedom,” says Biden administration policies are responsible for child trafficking
He said he will enter the race after prayerfully considering the position and if his wife, Katherine, supports the decision.
The former agent currently lives in Utah with his wife and nine children, two of whom he adopted from Haiti.
Because of his work, he said “something more needs to be done at the federal level” and that momentum for his possible Senate run continues to grow.
“I get calls from people all the time,” he said.
Ballard said the film’s success prevented him from ever working as a telephone operator again, as his face is now recognized by traffickers and bad actors, so becoming a senator could be a good next step.
The former agent who inspired the famous film “Sound of Freedom” has become a leading voice for anti-human trafficking efforts around the world.
According to Post Millennial, “Sound of Freedom” grossed $14 million on July 4, while the latest Indiana Jones film only grossed $11.5 million. It is now the number one film in Latin America.
As for the continued success of the Sound of Freedom film, Ballard told DailyMail.com in an exclusive interview this week that he’s still “shocked by it.”
But he’s grateful for the success because now he has an audience with Latino leaders who are helping create change.
“And it forces a conversation that I think the American people wanted to have but didn’t know how to start,” he added.
Ballard said the film was not intended to “make a statement about border policy” but rather came out exactly when it was needed most.
He said the film’s success prevented him from ever working as an agent again, as his face was now recognized by traffickers and bad actors.
Ballard was on Capitol Hill this week to meet with lawmakers and testify about child sex trafficking.
Ballard told Sean Spicer on “The Sean Spicer Show” this week in the video, first obtained by DailyMail.com, that he was approached “a few weeks ago” by “very influential people” about running for the seat deal with.
He told DailyMail.com in an exclusive interview before his testimony before the House of Representatives that Biden’s open borders policy is perpetuating human trafficking in the US and abroad.
The Biden administration has lost track of more than 85,000 unaccompanied minors who have crossed the border into the United States in recent years, he said.
The children become easy “prey for the traffickers,” leading to an “alarming situation” that he says is being largely ignored by the Biden administration.
Republicans are heading toward “potential” impeachment of DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas as they expose the horrific human impact of the crisis at the southern border — including rampant sex trafficking and fentanyl poisonings.