After the LDS Church publicly distanced itself from Tim Ballard and denied that Apostle M. Russell Ballard had any involvement in Ballard’s financial ventures, newly surfaced evidence raises questions about their relationship, shared projects, and mutual interest in “Sound of Freedom”

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The same spokesman for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—Doug Andersen—told a reporter that Russell Ballard had no involvement, in any way, in any of Tim Ballard’s financial ventures.

Tim Ballard, in his own defense, said he never used Russell Ballard’s name to raise money and the two had no business dealings.

But, as this YouTube video report documents, Tim Ballard and Russell Ballard were, in fact, deeply involved in more than one business enterprise and both are lying when they deny it. 

It shows the entire Quorum of Twelve Apostles, during a secret meeting, learned first-hand about one of the Ballards’ financial ties: A shared interest in a motion picture in the works at the time, Sound of Freedom, a movie meant to immortalize and enrich Tim Ballard while promoting Mormonism, i.e., serve as a missionary tool.

This video also includes the accusation from purported, yet-unnamed victims of Tim Ballard’s alleged sexual misconduct that he, Tim Ballard, invoked Russell Ballard’s name to “spiritually manipulate” them into illicit sexual contact.

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Resources & Further Reading

Human Trafficking Statistics Explained – American Crime Journal |

Ballard Doubles Down on Numbers; O.U.R. in Ukraine – American Crime Journal |

Las Vegas Metropolitan PD Human Trafficking Task Force calls out O.U.R. – American Crime Journal |

From Myth to Meaning: Taking Back the Conversation on Child Trafficking – American Crime Journal |

Her Name Is Delia: The Survivor Behind O.U.R.’s “Liliana” Story – American Crime Journal |

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