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Scientology fought the charges in court for fourteen years, until the case was finally dismissed in 2002. [51] The Church of Scientology is the only religious organization in Canada to be convicted on the charge of breaching the public trust: The Queen v. Church of Scientology of Toronto, et al. (1992) [54]
On November 22, 1996, the leader of the Lyon Church of Scientology, Jean-Jacques Mazier, was convicted of fraud and involuntary homicide and sentenced to eighteen months in prison for his role in the death of a member who committed suicide after going deeply into debt to pay for Scientology auditing sessions.
[86] [26]: part 3 [39]: 275–6 [29]: 67–70, 177 His book Counterfeit Dreams: One Man's Journey into and Out of the World of Scientology was published in 2010. [87] Marc and Claire Headley Both worked at Gold Base: Claire worked for RTC, and Marc worked in media productions. Left Scientology in 2006 and published the book Blown for Good.
Mike Rinder, a former executive leader for the Church of Scientology who became a whistleblower after he left the organization, has died. He was 69.
The Church of Scientology has issued a lengthy, scathing response after former member Leah Remini filed a lawsuit against the organisation and its leader David Miscavige.. The King of Queens star ...
Mike Rinder, a former high-ranking Scientology executive who became a vocal critic of the church and cohosted the Emmy-winning docuseries Scientology and the Aftermath with Leah Remini, has died ...
In 1986, after the death of L. Ron Hubbard, Pat and Annie Broeker presented documents from Hubbard showing they had been promoted to "Loyal Officers" and were named as Hubbard's successors in managing the Sea Org. However, a year later David Miscavige had wrested power from the Broekers and became the leader of the Scientology organization.
"Scientology has been sending people out to physically intimidate the protesters," said Aaron Smith-Levin, a Florida-based former Scientologist who has attended some of the recent protests in Los ...