Tim Ballard

FILE - District Attorney Sim Gill speaks during a news conference, July 9, 2020, in Salt Lake City.

Salt Lake County District Attorney won’t charge Tim Ballard

Associated Press

District Attorney Sim Gill issued a statement saying there is “insufficient admissible evidence," and his office has declined to file charges against Ballard in connection with the allegations of sexual assault.

Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes walks on stage to tape his speech for the fourth day of the Republican National Convention from the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020.

Politics & Government

With Reyes under scrutiny, is appointing Utah’s attorney general the answer?

Saige Miller

Republican Sen. Mike McKell is considering draft legislation that would make the Utah Attorney General an appointed job rather than an elected one.

FILE - M. Russell Ballard, a senior leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and acting president of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles, speaks during an interview, Nov. 15, 2019, at The Associated Press headquarters in New York. Ballard, one of the highest ranking leaders of the faith, died Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023, surrounded by family at his home, according to a church statement Monday morning, Nov. 13. He was 95.

Obituaries

M. Russell Ballard, longtime apostle of the LDS Church, dies at 95

Sean Higgins

The Utah native and descendant of Hyrum Smith had served in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles since 1985.

Suzette Rasmussen, a lawyer representing “several women” who accuse Tim Ballard, the former CEO and founder of Operation Underground Railroad, of abuse reads a statement from her clients outside the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City, Sept. 28, 2023.

Race, Religion & Social Justice

Women accusing OUR founder Tim Ballard of abuse ‘wanted their voice heard,’ says lawyer

Saige Miller

While the next steps are unclear, women who worked with Operation Underground Railroad said they’re hoping to warn others about the former CEO Tim Ballard.