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Tim Ballard lawsuit update: A lot of Utah strip clubs are being subpoenaed.

They're asking for records related to Tim Ballard, Matt Osborne, Mike Porenta, and Matt Cooper Image
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Tim Ballard's attorney says all of the subpoeanas should be quashed because the records contain "highly sensitive and confidential information belonging not only to Mr. Ballard, but also to individuals and entities who have nothing to do with this case..." Image
One of the subpoenas is for Mac's Place.

The "unofficial office" for Utah AG Sean Reyes, where he allegedly sits "on a leather chair that Kanye West purchased" for him.

It asks for additional records related to Sean Reyes, Paul Hutchinson, LAVA, the Nazarene Fund, the Global Empowerment Fund, the Spear Fund, and Aerial Recovery.Image
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Tim Ballard is scheduled to be deposed on November 4, 2024.

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Oct 22
BREAKING - Six women have filed a federal lawsuit against Tim Ballard and Operation Underground Railroad.

The lawsuit alleges they violated the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) Image
(2) By my count, this is Lawsuit #8

Lawsuit #6 in which Tim Ballard is a defendant.

The plaintiffs are: Celeste Borys, Mary Hall, Sasha Hightower, Krista Kacey, Kira Lynch, and Bree Righter

The defendants are: Timothy (Tim) Ballard, Matthew (Matt) Cooper, Michael (Mike) Porenta, Operation Underground Railroad (OUR), and MS Williams & Company
(3) Here are the full documents.

It's 183 pages.

Feel free to read along with me.

documentcloud.org/documents/2524…Image
Read 32 tweets
Jul 8
BREAKING — Sperm on alleged victim’s skirt “was a 100% match of (Tim) Ballard’s DNA” according to latest court filing.

Celeste Borys is one of the women accusing Tim Ballard of sexual assault. She used to be his executive assistant.

She and her attorneys say detectives told them about the 100% DNA match after the skirt was sent to the Utah Crime Lab, but detectives won’t release the paperwork because criminal investigation is ongoing.Image
(2) Several months ago, Tim Ballard’s psychic, Janet Russon, released a YouTube video explaining it might be because he shared a suitcase with Celeste.

Her attorneys tell me they never shared a suitcase.

So far, Tim Ballard’s team has not commented.
(3) So far, the Utah County Sheriff’s Office has not commented.

“As a sex assault victim, Plaintiff believes she is entitled to the results.” Image
Read 10 tweets
Apr 26
NEW - The State Records Committee is "disgusted" after learning @UCSO spent five months withholding public records related to a criminal investigation into Tim Ballard.

fox13now.com/news/fox-13-in…
2 - I filed the request on November 30, 2023.

At the time, @UCSO falsely stated it "does not maintain responsive documents."

I appealed, but UCSO stuck with that story until a few days prior to our hearing in April 2024. Then they released the records.
@UCSO 3 - The State Records Committee was not happy with the lack of explanation from Ben Van Noy, the attorney representing UCSO at the hearing.
Read 9 tweets
Feb 23
BREAKING - A fifth lawsuit has been filed against Tim Ballard and Operation Underground Railroad.

For the first time, Angel Studios and the Harmon Brothers are also being sued. That's the company behind Sound of Freedom.

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2. The plaintiffs are Kely Johana Suarez Moya and Luz Miriam Moya Solano.

They are represented by the same attorneys who filed the previous four cases.

Other defendants include Tim Ballard's wife (Katherine Ballard) and Tim Ballard's psychic (Janet Russon). Image
3. "This is a case of a young Colombian woman who was tragically condemned by the Defendants to the entire world as being a child trafficker without any due process or due diligence by the Defendants."

Complaint is 369 pages. Read along with me, below!

documentcloud.org/documents/2443…

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Read 58 tweets
Feb 22
THREAD 🧵- After an extremely graphic and emotional night of testimony, Utah is now moving forward with a bill that would criminalize “ritualistic” abuse of children.

@KenIvoryUT
(2) Rep. Ken Ivory (R-West Jordan) is sponsoring the bill.

"I had a survivor tell me that, as a child, she was told that they had planted a bomb inside of her and that if she told anyone? They could detonate the bomb."
(3) With tears in her eyes, and her voice shaking, Cara Baldree testified in favor of the bill while holding a picture of a young girl in her arms.

“I’m speaking up for her. I’m speaking up for her because she’s the bravest little girl... If I could go back in time, I would hug her and tell her she is beautiful.”

As it turns out, the photo of the young girl was Baldree in the 1980s. She held her own picture, surrounded by other survivors of ritualistic abuse.Image
Read 10 tweets
Feb 20
Get ready. Here's another long thread as I catch up on court documents in the Tim Ballard/ Katherine Ballard/ OUR civil cases.

As always, I will post documents + my takeaways in this thread. Here's my previous thread.


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(2) Before we get started, I should mention that attorneys for Ballard, OUR, and the plaintiffs were in court today. It was a virtual hearing.

The judge and I were the only ones in the courtroom, so I got to watch him talk to everyone on his computer. Ballard did not appear. Image
(3) They primarily discussed getting to the bottom of whether the evidence obtained by Celeste Borys was "stolen."

The judge ordered 2hr limited depositions of Celeste Borys and Tim Ballard + a Rule 30(b)(6) deposition of OUR.

fox13now.com/news/fox-13-in…
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