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David Miscavige in Miami sex abuse lawsuit: Catch me if you can, suckers

[David Miscavige]

The national legal team suing Scientology in three important lawsuits has asked a Miami court for more time — up to May 15, if necessary — because they still haven’t located David Miscavige to serve notice to the Scientology leader in a suit alleging a cover-up of child sexual abuse. The request was granted []

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Lawsuit filed in death of man shot by police at Scientology’s Inglewood ‘Ideal Org’

[Brian Statler]

On March 27, Inglewood police officers shot and killed a mixed-race man named Brian Statler they claimed “opened fire” on them while wielding a sword at Scientology’s Inglewood “Ideal Org” in Southern California. []

Woman named in Danny Masterson lawsuit denies she’s smearing his victims for Scientology

[Danny Masterson in a 2013 interview]

Last week we detailed how the Church of Scientology was responding to a lawsuit filed by four women who say they were violently raped by Danny Masterson and who accuse the Scientologist actor, the church, and church leader David Miscavige of orchestrating a campaign of slander and stalking against them []

New texts turned over by Lev Parnas reveal creepy spying on Yovanovitch

[Trump and Hyde]

Attorney Scott Pilutik wrestles with the news of the day, from a lawyerly perspective…

Lev Parnas’ lawyer delivered a bunch of text messages and handwritten notes to Congress, this coming after a prolonged fight over whether they could be disclosed at all — Republicans had been fighting it.

After a quick review, most of []

Stone age monument defaced with ‘alien’ figures by unidentified vandals

 In the second week of January, Cheryl Straffon of the Cornish Ancient Sites Protection Network (CASPN) announced that the megalithic structure Mulfra Quoit had been marred by graffiti, which should wash off, but will require professional restorers to work carefully, as this is a registered historic site. []

Scientology ripped apart his family, but this former member explains why he doesn’t fight it

[Dave Stokes and his family, before disconnection]

On January 4, Skip Young wrote for us an account of his attempt to reconnect with the grown daughters who have disconnected from him after he left Scientology. Last week we published one response we received after Skip’s piece, and that was Phil Jones writing about his own attempts []

Scientology auditing, infiltrated and explained: The ‘Reckless Ben’ team’s 4th video

 We’re premiering another video by the “Reckless Ben” team today, their fourth installment of short films about the infiltration of Scientology they recently pulled []

A curious case of missing stars recalls an ancient mystery about the brightest star of all

 A team of astronomers has been comparing sky surveys done decades apart and keeps finding examples of stars that have seemingly []

Handcuffed for trying to open a bank account while indigenous

[Maxwell Johnson, photo: CBC/Jeff Houstey]

Maxwell Johnson is a member of the Heiltsuk nation on the central coast of British Columbia. From time immemorial the Heiltsuk have set up frames containing kelp fronds in the sea, to attract herring to lay their eggs there, and they relish this caviar-like delicacy. []

Scientology honors its bodysnatchers with stars on its Xenu-rrific walk of fame

 Scientology has two main awards ceremonies per year. Donors to the IAS draw attention for the huge trophies awarded at an October event at Saint Hill in East Grinstead, England that mirror their millions in donations that keep the organization going. The other awards are made during the New Year’s event in Los Angeles where []