Tim Ballard promised transparency and answers to difficult questions. This investigation examines those responses, separating documented facts from unsupported claims, exaggerated narratives, and fundraising rhetoric that helped fuel Operation Underground Railroad’s rise.
Lynn Packer fact-checks Tim Ballard’s answers to what Ballard calls controversial questions. This video op-ed is the fourth in a series of reports on Operation Underground Railroad (OUR) which purports to rescue children who were abducted and being held as slaves in prostitution sex rings that cater to pedophiles. OUR, a nonprofit that raises millions of dollars a month, is now under criminal investigation. Packer says the charity uses falsehoods and fearmongering in its pitches to donors.
Editor’s Note: Lynn Packer is an award-winning investigative reporter, legal consultant and author of “Lying for the Lord: The Paul H. Dunn Stories“. Lynn graduated from Utah State University with a degree in broadcast journalism. He served in the United States Army from ’68 through ’70 in Vietnam, as a television news anchor and producer for the Armed Forces Vietnam Network (AFVN) Quang Tri detachment. He was awarded the Bronze Star. For 15 years Mr. Packer reported for KSL Television News in Salt Lake City. For ten years Lynn was an adjunct professor teaching journalism at Brigham Young University and the University of Dortmund.
Resources & Further Reading
Human Trafficking Statistics Explained – American Crime Journal |
Polaris Project is “Deeply Concerned” Over O.U.R.’s “Numbers Game” – 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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