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Operation Casting Call: With the support of O.U.R. half a million files of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) were seized from one of Thailand’s best-known modeling agencies

April 1, 2021

Operation Casting Call What started as a single photo of a minor provided by the Australian Federal Police, lead to one of the largest seizures of child sexual abuse material…

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THE BOY IN THE GREEN SHIRT {CONTINUED}

March 19, 2021

“The Boy in the Green Shirt” investigation didn’t end with the arrest of “Simon’s” offender at that Burger King. On that day, it only ended for the offender who now…

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THE BOY IN THE GREEN SHIRT

November 13, 2020

Written by an O.U.R. Operator Who is the “boy in the green shirt”? The “Boy in the Green Shirt” was an investigation that started in Southeast Asia after the police…

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O.U.R. Q3 UPDATES

October 16, 2020

From July to September 2020, O.U.R. was a part of 183 operations! These operations are a reflection of the hard work of the O.U.R. Ops Team, law enforcement agencies we…

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4,000th survivor rescued

August 4, 2020

We recently announced the rescue of our 4,000th survivor. Each of these 4,000 survivors are real individuals with real hopes and dreams. Here are stories of two operations that happened…

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THE EIGHT-PART STORY OF GARDY’S KIDNAPPING

July 1, 2020

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GARDY’S STORY (PART 8 OF 8)

June 29, 2020

As told by O.U.R. Founder + CEO Tim Ballard, continued… “Apparently, I wasn’t done learning this lesson after the operation. When it was over, I was a mess. I was…

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GARDY’S STORY (PART 7 OF 8)

June 27, 2020

As told by O.U.R. Founder + CEO Tim Ballard During the sting operation, Guesno sat in another hotel lobby waiting for us to finish. We had every hope that his…

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GARDY’S STORY (PART 6 OF 8)

June 25, 2020

As told by O.U.R. Founder + CEO Tim Ballard It was the day of Operation Voodoo Doll. As we walked into Yvrose’s illicit orphanage, I scanned every face for Gardy…

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GARDY’S STORY (PART 4 OF 8)

June 19, 2020

Tim Ballard had assembled O.U.R.’s first Jump Team, and they were ready to hit the ground running in Haiti to find Gardy. When they arrived, they first met with the…

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