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Tim Ballard's meltdown at the "Sound of Freedom" premiere in Colombia.

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@TimBallard's meltdown Colombia premiere for "Sound of Freedom". Associates of Ballard state he appears "to be drinking" and "under the influence of illegal drugs".

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Extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence.

Dr. Laura Robinson examines the allegations made by “Sascha” Barros Riley, reviewing timelines, witness accounts, the missing corroboration, shifting narratives, and the questions that remain unanswered.

Read more:

#HumanTrafficking #SatanPanic #TrueCrime #JeffreyEpstein #DonaldTrump #ACJInvestigates #AmericanCrimeJournal

https://t.co/arr8tQ5PVV

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The facts didn't change. The language did.

In 1993, exploited minors were labeled "teen hookers." Today we'd call many trafficking victims.

The Thomas Hildebrand case shows how America changed the way it sees exploitation.

#AmericanCrimeJournal

https://t.co/hyuCUDft96

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Why do ritual abuse stories keep returning?

From the Satanic Panic of the 1980s to today's viral conspiracy narratives, extraordinary allegations often spread faster than evidence can catch them.

American Crime Journal's valued guest contributor, Dr. Laura Robinson, examines the claims surrounding Sascha Riley and the enduring appeal of ritual abuse narratives that have captivated the public for decades. Her analysis explores how frustration with institutions, distrust of authority, and the understandable desire to see powerful abusers held accountable can create fertile ground for extraordinary claims that demand scrutiny rather than unquestioning belief.

You do not have to defend powerful people to demand evidence.

You do not have to dismiss victims to ask questions.

And you do not have to abandon critical thinking simply because a story is emotionally compelling.

Read the full article:

#AmericanCrimeJournal #ACJInvestigates #satanicpanic #MediaLiteracy #SaschaRiley #conspiracytheories #JeffreyEpstein

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Why do ritual abuse stories continue to captivate the public decades after the Satanic Panic?

American Crime Journal's valued guest contributor, Dr. Laura Robinson, examines the claims surrounding Sascha Riley, the enduring appeal of extraordinary abuse narratives, and why demanding evidence is not the same as dismissing victims.

When frustration with institutions grows and accountability feels out of reach, the temptation to believe the story that changes everything becomes stronger than ever.

Truth still requires evidence.

Read the full analysis at American Crime Journal.

#SaschaRiley #SatanicPanic #JeffreyEpstein #InvestigativeJournalism #ACJInvestigates #AmericanCrimeJournal

https://t.co/Jnh3a6OsdQ

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Why Factually Challenging Republican Narratives Is Not Partisanship. It Is Journalism.

Something deeply corrosive has happened to American journalism, and it did not happen by accident.

Truth itself is now treated as partisan.

The Truth Shouldn't Be Called Biased https://t.co/DtWo0RdvZT

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@LimeadeLut1244 Um read the article asshole, because that gets address. Remove the highest most populous county, and Republican led states still lead in violent crime by over 20%.

Lie to yourself some more. At least read the article before running your little fingers.

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For years, Americans have been fed a political narrative so simple it barely qualifies as an argument.

Crime is a blue state problem.

A 2024 Third Way analysis of CDC homicide data found murder rates in red states were 33% higher than blue states in both 2021 and 2022 - the 23rd consecutive year Trump-voting states had higher murder rates.

Eight of the 10 highest murder-rate states voted Trump in both 2016 and 2020. Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama ranked #1, #2, and #3.

California ranked 30th. New York ranked 35th.

By 2026, the “blue state crime” narrative collapses under the actual data.

https://t.co/spvMrajWUt

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Operation Toussaint @TimBallard

[47.189–48.190] — Lines describes concerns about a Haiti operation and says it was not a rescue

Lines states he participated in a Haiti operation, did not recall the exact number of people involved, and says people being released within 24 hours

[Damion Moore @DDLMoore]

ACJ has fully indexed "The Deposition of Jon Lines".

Before you read the deposition,

This is no longer about Operation Underground Railroad and Tim Ballard's mythology. It will become immediately clear that this is not the polished version of events that has been sold to the public.

If we are to be serious for a moment, there is at least one fact that cannot be evaded: Sound of Freedom was a false bill of goods, marketed through a Christian and conservative media apparatus that elevated a fantasy of human trafficking into accepted truth, long after years of warnings to the contrary.

This is about people.

It is about young women and victims of sexual abuse whose allegations, across parallel proceedings, records, testimony, and our reporting, describe exploitation, grooming, and institutional failure. It is about individuals who claim they were harmed, then ignored, minimized, and in some cases further abused.

It is also about victims of fraud and deception: donors, supporters, and the public who were sold stories of heroism, flawless execution, and success, and are now confronted with sworn testimony, corroborated by our reporting, that raises serious questions about whether Ballard’s narrative was ever grounded in reality.

At the center of this deposition is a different kind of examination:

Not just what happened, but how decisions were made.

This is about Tim Ballard’s integrity, experience, and leadership under pressure:

-how dissent was handled
-how risk was assessed
-how operations were conducted

It is about whether decisions were guided by:

-professional standards
-integrity
-personal conviction
-or something else entirely

Because woven through this testimony are claims that go beyond ordinary judgment, including references to intuition, spiritual prompting, and what some may interpret as belief in extraordinary or divinely guided capabilities.

And Jon Lines' sworn testimony raises the unavoidable questions that I have asked since day one, January 2020:

Were any children rescued?

Were legitimate rescues actually carried out, and to what extent?

What methods were used? Were they lawful, effective, or theatrical?

How many children were rescued and actually helped versus how many stories were told?

Where did the millions of dollars go, and how were they used?

These are not rhetorical questions. They are obligations.

This deposition puts Jon Lines on the record, and it can no longer be ignored.

His testimony, corroborated by our reporting, official statements, and additional testimony, forms a blueprint that now demands answers from municipal, state, and federal law enforcement, from the LDS Church, and most importantly, from Tim Ballard.

-Damion Moore

https://t.co/RGStgKaOGh

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@DDLMoore Lines says Paul Hutchinson sexually assaulted a minor and a O.U.R. "donor representative?"

Was this the doTerra situation you and Lynn spoke of

[14.52] — Lines states Hutchinson allegedly engaged in inappropriate conduct involving a donor representative

https://t.co/uzQEPEr8JB

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[14.51] — Lines states Ballard minimized allegation involving contact with a juvenile

Lines states that Ballard dismissed the allegation involving Hutchinson and a juvenile as insignificant and provided an explanation that the contact occurred under pressure from a trafficker.

[Damion Moore @DDLMoore]

ACJ has fully indexed "The Deposition of Jon Lines".

Before you read the deposition,

This is no longer about Operation Underground Railroad and Tim Ballard's mythology. It will become immediately clear that this is not the polished version of events that has been sold to the public.

If we are to be serious for a moment, there is at least one fact that cannot be evaded: Sound of Freedom was a false bill of goods, marketed through a Christian and conservative media apparatus that elevated a fantasy of human trafficking into accepted truth, long after years of warnings to the contrary.

This is about people.

It is about young women and victims of sexual abuse whose allegations, across parallel proceedings, records, testimony, and our reporting, describe exploitation, grooming, and institutional failure. It is about individuals who claim they were harmed, then ignored, minimized, and in some cases further abused.

It is also about victims of fraud and deception: donors, supporters, and the public who were sold stories of heroism, flawless execution, and success, and are now confronted with sworn testimony, corroborated by our reporting, that raises serious questions about whether Ballard’s narrative was ever grounded in reality.

At the center of this deposition is a different kind of examination:

Not just what happened, but how decisions were made.

This is about Tim Ballard’s integrity, experience, and leadership under pressure:

-how dissent was handled
-how risk was assessed
-how operations were conducted

It is about whether decisions were guided by:

-professional standards
-integrity
-personal conviction
-or something else entirely

Because woven through this testimony are claims that go beyond ordinary judgment, including references to intuition, spiritual prompting, and what some may interpret as belief in extraordinary or divinely guided capabilities.

And Jon Lines' sworn testimony raises the unavoidable questions that I have asked since day one, January 2020:

Were any children rescued?

Were legitimate rescues actually carried out, and to what extent?

What methods were used? Were they lawful, effective, or theatrical?

How many children were rescued and actually helped versus how many stories were told?

Where did the millions of dollars go, and how were they used?

These are not rhetorical questions. They are obligations.

This deposition puts Jon Lines on the record, and it can no longer be ignored.

His testimony, corroborated by our reporting, official statements, and additional testimony, forms a blueprint that now demands answers from municipal, state, and federal law enforcement, from the LDS Church, and most importantly, from Tim Ballard.

-Damion Moore

https://t.co/RGStgKaOGh

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@BrittanyWommack @raulcontev Or ones that will set them on fire.

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Her Name is Delia: a Story of Suffering Appropriation and Human Trophyism by Damion Moore

Story of 'Liliana' and how Tim Ballard once again exploited a trafficking victim for her story, money, influence and greed

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Moral Legitimacy Cannot Be Built on the Unauthorized Use of Another Person’s Pain, do you understand @TimBallard ?

Her Name Is Delia: A Story of Suffering Appropriation and Human Trophyism

Men like Tim Ballard say compelling things like, “God’s children are not for sale.” It is the kind of line designed to sound like scripture and function like armor. But moral certainty is not evidence...

https://t.co/Z8LH5rp3kA

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"We hold Tim Ballard to not just a "higher standard", but the "highest standards" for a specific, non-negotiable reason: he claims to rescue some of the most vulnerable individuals on the planet

#EndChildTrafficking
#SaveTheChildren
#DemandTransparency

https://t.co/0KW1GXvY8f

[Damion Moore @DDLMoore]

This is going to be a fantastic, yet troubling 8 part series.

Beginning October 21, "The Opportunist: Tim Ballard," PodcastOne will explore the rise and fall of Tim Ballard, the celebrated founder of Operation Underground Railroad.

https://t.co/7pL6iamCbZ

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@AdamHerbets If nothing inappropriate was happening, then why would you even make this video? Appears you knew what you were doing back then and covering your ass.

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Courtroom Audio of Ballard's Attorney admitting Ballard's Semen "probably did" get on victim's skirt and used it when he masturbated

https://t.co/tkZ66PjtW9

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Disturbing details inside!

[Damion Moore @DDLMoore]

BREAKING: Victims of Tim Ballard Celeste Borys and her husband Mike Borys Issued a Permanent Sexual Violence Protective Order against Tim Ballard until October 3, 2027

Permanent Sexual Violence Protective Order Granted Against Tim Ballard https://t.co/THJC3pPtyp

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Tim Ballard discusses his martial sexual problems with so-called operative during "couples ruse"

https://t.co/WmYmxqUQFY

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Attorneys for Former Miss Utah Condemn Tim Ballard’s Frivolous, Retaliatory, and Repugnant Lawsuit

Amy Morgan Davis Responds to Tim Ballard's Defamation Suit https://t.co/IRZeAhOJRA

[Damion Moore @DDLMoore]

Lynn Packer and I reported years ago, there's a reason why @TimBallard , @OURrescue and the anti-human trafficking industrial complex operates and thrives in countries such as Haiti, Colombia & Venezuela. They are the most corrupt nations in the world, which they bribe officials.

[Damion Moore @DDLMoore]

Despite the fact that over 95% of human trafficking cases in the United States involve family & friends of the victims, @TimBallard , @OURrescue & the anti-human trafficking industry opt to facilitate/create demand for trafficking in corrupt nations & run around with machine guns