Six women have filed a federal lawsuit against Tim Ballard and the nonprofit he founded, Operation Underground Railroad.
The lawsuit alleges that Ballard and OUR violated the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA).
“Ballard and OUR engaged in human trafficking and exploitation of women under the guise of humanitarian anti-trafficking operations,” according to attorneys for the women. “Instead of rescuing women and children from trafficking, these defendants used their positions of trust to exploit and abuse and traffic women.”
The TVPRA provides a civil remedy for victims of trafficking.
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