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To the world, Tim Ballard is an anti-trafficking hero. Women tell a different story.

Questions about Ballard’s conduct at Operation Underground Railroad have continued, and more women have come forward.

(Saul Martinez | The New York Times) Tim Ballard, embattled former leader of the nonprofit Operation Underground Railroad, an organization founded to fight child sex trafficking, in West Palm Beach, Fla., July 16, 2023. A number of women Ballard worked with say he preyed on their desire to help trafficking victims, coercing or forcing them into sexual encounters.