A copy of the new Scientology lawsuit filed at the Los Angeles Superior Court has made its way to us, and we are reading it almost the same time as you are. Please help us go through this thing with a fine tooth comb, and let us know what you find interesting.
With a powerful national legal team behind them, the plaintiffs in this lawsuit are four women who have accused Scientologist actor Danny Masterson of violently raping them in incidents between 2002 and 2004. One of the women went to the Los Angeles Police Department with her allegations in 2004 but no charges were filed. We broke the news in March 2017 that three of the women, once they had learned that each of them had been victimized, went to the LAPD for a new investigation. All three women had been Scientologists themselves, and one of them, Chrissie Carnell Bixler, decided to publicly identify herself.
A fourth woman who had not been a Scientologist also came forward and joined the investigation and also decided to identify herself. Her name is Bobette Riales. The other two women continue to remain unidentified. Since 2017 we have referred to them as Victim B and Victim C, but in this lawsuit they are named Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2 respectively.
Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey received the investigation from the LAPD in April 2017, but she still has not said anything about whether she plans to file criminal charges against Masterson.
The lawsuit is about the harassment and silencing the four women say they have been through since they came forward with their allegations. Chrissie’s husband, rock singer Cedric Bixler Zavala, is also named as a plaintiff. We wrote previously about how Cedric and Chrissie believe their dog was killed deliberately as part of the bewildering harassment they have been through since Chrissie came forward.
The women and Cedric are suing Danny Masterson, the Church of Scientology International, the Hollywood Celebrity Centre, Scientology leader David Miscavige, and the Religious Technology Center. RTC is the nominally controlling entity of the Scientology movement, with Miscavige as its chairman. In fact, Scientologists usually refer to Miscavige as “C.O.B.,” for chairman of the board.
So here’s the lawsuit. Please pore through it and let us know what stands out for you. We’re looking forward to your analysis.
Carnell Bixler et al. vs. S… by Tony Ortega on Scribd
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[EIGHT years ago] Ed Bryan, OT VIII, Demonstrates the Power of Scientology’s Highest Levels
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Bernie Headley has not seen his daughter Stephanie in 5,540 days.
Valerie Haney has not seen her mother Lynne in 1,669 days.
Katrina Reyes has not seen her mother Yelena in 2,173 days
Sylvia Wagner DeWall has not seen her brother Randy in 1,693 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his grandson Leo in 713 days.
Geoff Levin has not seen his son Collin and daughter Savannah in 604 days.
Christie Collbran has not seen her mother Liz King in 3,911 days.
Clarissa Adams has not seen her parents Walter and Irmin Huber in 1,779 days.
Carol Nyburg has not seen her daughter Nancy in 2,553 days.
Jamie Sorrentini Lugli has not seen her father Irving in 3,327 days.
Quailynn McDaniel has not seen her brother Sean in 2,673 days.
Dylan Gill has not seen his father Russell in 11,239 days.
Melissa Paris has not seen her father Jean-Francois in 7,158 days.
Valeska Paris has not seen her brother Raphael in 3,326 days.
Mirriam Francis has not seen her brother Ben in 2,907 days.
Claudio and Renata Lugli have not seen their son Flavio in 3,168 days.
Sara Goldberg has not seen her daughter Ashley in 2,207 days.
Lori Hodgson has not seen her son Jeremy and daughter Jessica in 1,919 days.
Marie Bilheimer has not seen her mother June in 1,445 days.
Joe Reaiche has not seen his daughter Alanna Masterson in 5,534 days
Derek Bloch has not seen his father Darren in 2,674 days.
Cindy Plahuta has not seen her daughter Kara in 2,994 days.
Roger Weller has not seen his daughter Alyssa in 7,850 days.
Claire Headley has not seen her mother Gen in 2,969 days.
Ramana Dienes-Browning has not seen her mother Jancis in 1,324 days.
Mike Rinder has not seen his son Benjamin and daughter Taryn in 5,627 days.
Brian Sheen has not seen his daughter Spring in 1,733 days.
Skip Young has not seen his daughters Megan and Alexis in 2,135 days.
Mary Kahn has not seen her son Sammy in 2,007 days.
Lois Reisdorf has not seen her son Craig in 1,590 days.
Phil and Willie Jones have not seen their son Mike and daughter Emily in 2,085 days.
Mary Jane Sterne has not seen her daughter Samantha in 2,339 days.
Kate Bornstein has not seen her daughter Jessica in 13,448 days.
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Posted by Tony Ortega on August 16, 2019 at 07:00
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