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2023-07-08 11:40:12 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: A79BC3D35BEAF670C155FB3A1EE5221286BE2AD49B92E499D0C2916829432979
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Ballard and O.U.R., as RS notes, has been under scrutiny due to embellishing their claims. American Crime Journal reported that Ballard lied about his involvement in the case portrayed in the film and fabricated details about his child sex trafficking activities. https://americancrimejournal.com/the-arrest-of-earl-venton-buchanan/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7a3qw/a-famed-anti-sex-trafficking-group-has-a-problem-with-the-truth https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvxev5/inside-a-massive-anti-trafficking-charitys-blundering-overseas-missions https://web.archive.org/web/20210601042815/https://slate.com/human-interest/2021/05/sex-trafficking-raid-operation-underground-railroad.html
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