The Associated Press reports:
Five women on Monday sued the founder of an anti-child-trafficking group that inspired a popular movie this year, alleging he sexually manipulated, abused and harassed them on overseas trips designed to lure and catch child sex traffickers. Tim Ballard’s life story and work with Operation Underground Railroad inspired “Sound of Freedom,” a 2023 film popular with conservative moviegoers. He recently resigned from the group amid sexual abuse and harassment allegations he has denied.
Ballard’s prominence as an opponent of child sex trafficking got him invited to the White House under President Donald Trump. Previously a special adviser to Trump’s daughter, Ivanka Trump, Ballard was appointed to a White House anti-human-trafficking board in 2019. The ruse began with Ballard and women in the organization taking cross-country trips to “practice” their “sexual chemistry” with tantric yoga, couple’s massages with escorts and performing lap dances on Ballard, the lawsuit claims.
Read the full article. Sound Of Freedom has so far grossed over $230 million globally and a sequel is reportedly in the works. This summer Trump hosted Ballard and the film’s producer at Mar-A-Lago for a screening of the film.
That producer, Eduardo Verástegui, not incidentally, is believed by some to be closeted and was once linked to Ricky Martin. Last month he launched a bid for president of Mexico. In April, Verástegui tweeted a claim that “without a doubt, homosexuality is linked to pedophilia.”
Lawsuit alleges famous child-trafficking opponent sexually abused women who posed as his wife https://t.co/ODEU0T7v4p
— KCRG-TV9 (@KCRG) October 10, 2023
Sin duda alguna, la homosexualidad está vinculada con la pedofilia.
— Eduardo Verástegui (@EVerastegui) April 10, 2023
Glenn Beck Turns On Man Behind Hit QAnon Film After Looking Into Sex Misconduct Allegations: I Was Duped https://t.co/JLF1rlozsR pic.twitter.com/WERDjJHPFd
— JoeMyGod (@JoeMyGod) October 6, 2023