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UPDATE: Amy Morgan Davis Responds to Tim Ballard’s Defamation Suit

Attorneys for Former Miss Utah Condemn Tim Ballard’s Frivolous, Retaliatory, and Repugnant Lawsuit Update 9/28/2024: To include the supplemental filing On Wednesday, Tim Ballard, founder…

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Ballard & Angel Studios’ Motion to Dismiss Denied in Suarez Defamation Lawsuit

Court denies Tim Ballard and Angel Studios’ Motion to Dismiss defamation lawsuit by Kely Suarez. Case heads to discovery, a phase Ballard has long dreaded…

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Ballard Sexual Assault Report: Lindon PD

Tim Ballard faces multiple accusations of sexual assault, trafficking, and misconduct. This incident report was filed with Lindon PD on November 1, 2023, for the…

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Ballard Sexual Assault Report: Utah County Sheriff’s Office

Tim Ballard faces multiple accusations of sexual assault, trafficking, and misconduct. This incident report was filed with the Utah County Sheriff’s Office on October 16,…

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UPDATE: LDS Church Stake Appeared to Sponsor an ‘Evening with Tim Ballard’

Months after the LDS Church publicly denounced Tim Ballard, cited “morally unacceptable” conduct, and severed ties with the former O.U.R. founder, an event appearing to…

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Ballard Claims Victory, as Two Sexual Violence Protective Orders are Granted Against Him

As Ballard’s team celebrated the dismissal of portions of a civil case, two Sexual Violence Protective Orders were simultaneously issued against him in separate proceedings…

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Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes and Tim Ballard Become Targets of Joint Criminal Investigation

Prosecutors in Salt Lake and Davis counties launched a joint criminal probe examining allegations involving Tim Ballard, Operation Underground Railroad, and Utah Attorney General Sean…

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It’s Time to Ask Tough Questions about Who Operation Underground Railroad Calls “Traffickers”

The problem of honesty and the retributive impulse 1. Crimes and Liars  Last summer, Utah journalist Lynn Packer broke the news that Tim Ballard, founder…

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M. Russell Ballard in VentureLand

Celebrated in death as a business visionary and spiritual giant, M. Russell Ballard’s entrepreneurial record tells a far more complicated story. This report examines the…

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Owner of Nevada Brothel Became ‘Major Stakeholder’ In Operation Underground Railroad

As Tim Ballard publicly condemned prostitution and pornography, Operation Underground Railroad accepted tens of thousands of dollars from Nevada brothel owner Lance Gilman, who later…

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