Merlan

Timothy Ballard is the founder and former CEO of Operation Underground Railroad (O.U.R.), an anti-sex trafficking organization. The 2023 American Christian thriller film Sound of Freedom, starring Jim Caviezel, was inspired by Ballard's experiences, albeit highly-fictionalized. Ballard was removed as CEO and forced to leave O.U.R. in July of 2023 amid accusations of sexual misconduct by multiple employees. In a December 2023 statement, O.U.R. said an independent law firm reached the conclusion t…