c/news · by stopthatgirl7@kbin.social · 2y

Tim Ballard, anti-sex trafficking crusader, accused of sexual misconduct

https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2023/09/28/tim-ballard-sexual-misconduct-trafficking-our-sound-freedom

Tim Ballard, the anti-sex-trafficking crusader and Senate hopeful, sexually harassed multiple women, an attorney alleged Thursday.

Driving the news: Attorney Suzette Rasmussen said she was speaking on behalf of "several" former employees and contractors of Operation Underground Railroad, the controversial nonprofit Ballard founded.

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TheJims@lemmy.world · 36 pts · 2y

It’s always the ones you most suspected.

Cleverdawny@lemm.ee · 28 pts · 2y (1 reply)

You know, when I said that every Republican accusation was an admission, I didn't think it would be quite this accurate

Zana@startrek.website · 4 pts · 2y

GOP, Gaslight Obstruct Project.

ForgetPrimacy@lemmygrad.ml · 16 pts · 2y

This is the Sound of Freedom conman, right?

PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 2y

The "couples ruse" enables men on OUR raids to credibly pose as customers without having to "partake of what's being offered" because their wives or girlfriends will object, Ballard said in an Instagram video posted this week. That way the man can entice a trafficker, but then explain why he can't immediately avail himself of the sex he's paying for, Ballard says. (Emphasis mine)

LOL riiiiiiiiight….

He also posted an anonymous testimonial from a woman who said she experienced "zero inappropriate behavior" while enacting the "couples ruse" during OUR's international stings.

Damn son. Case closed with that bulletproof evidence.

son_named_bort@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y

I'm shocked! Shocked!

Well not that shocked.