Tim Ballard on Fighting Back Against Child Sex Slavery EP 1469

Jul 15, 2023

Tim Ballard, Founder of Operation Underground Railroad and former CIA agent, dives deep into the dark world of child sex trafficking. He reveals shocking statistics about the 30 million slaves globally, with 10 million being children. Tim shares the harrowing realities and urgent need for action against this fastest-growing criminal enterprise. He discusses transformative legal changes, undercover operations, and emotional personal experiences in the fight for justice. Listeners learn how they can engage in this vital cause to protect and rescue vulnerable children.

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Sex Trafficking's Growth

Sex trafficking is the fastest-growing criminal enterprise, rivaling drugs.
A child can be exploited repeatedly, making them a "renewable product" for traffickers.

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Modern Slavery Statistics

Modern-day slavery includes 30 million slaves, 10 million of whom are children.
About 2 million children are in the forced commercial sex trade.

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US Role in Trafficking

The U.S. is a major consumer of child exploitation material and a destination for trafficking.
Traffickers target the U.S. due to high demand and potential profits.

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This episode deals with challenging and disturbing subject matter, and I want to encourage you to use discretion in deciding whether to listen to or share it. However, I believe that hearing this information can make an enormous difference, so I hope you’ll join me for this important conversation with Tim Ballard. Support Tim and his mission by catching his new film, Sound of Freedom at your local theater.

Did you know that the fastest growing criminal enterprise in the world is not drugs, guns, or any kind of fraud? No, the fastest growing criminal enterprise in the world is sex trafficking. According to my friend Tim, there are an estimated 30 million slaves in the world today, and about 10 million of those are children.

It’s a serious problem, but there are people out there who want to help. Operation Underground Railroad is a wonderful organization that is undercover in almost every country you can think of working to rescue these children and bring the traffickers to justice. In the six years since Tim founded the organization, they have rescued 3,800 victims and assisted in the arrests of more than 2,100 human traffickers. They’re doing great work, and at the end of the episode, Tim shares how you can get involved.

In this episode you will learn,

That the U.S. is one of the world’s biggest players in child sex trafficking
How Tim first started busting child sex rings
Why most Americans are relatively unaware of the issue of child sex trafficking
What parents can do to protect their kids online
Plus much more

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Another episode with Tim Ballard: https://link.chtbl.com/1368-pod

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