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Year after taping ‘Scientology & the Aftermath,’ Victoria Locke is still waiting for justice

 A year ago, Victoria Locke was one of several victims of sexual assault who taped a special episode of ‘Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath’ which was titled ‘Waiting for []

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Steve Cannane took Scientology’s line, says unrepentant ‘Deep Sleep’ doctor

[Dr. John Gill in 1989, photo by Sydney Morning Herald]

On Saturday we told you that a trial was about to start in Australia that would never happen in the United States, and the first couple of days of testimony in the defamation case against journalist Steve Cannane certainly drove home that []

Steve Cannane wrote the book about Scientology in Australia — and now he’s on trial

 From our perch here in the United States, it’s simply bizarre to see what is happening to journalist Steve Cannane in Australia. What he’s going through could never happen here, and we want to try and explain to you what we mean by []

What’s $20,000 between friends? LA Mayor Garcetti presents a Scientology gift to city

[Mayor Eric Garcetti and his police chief, Mike Moore]

Just a few days ago, Leah Remini spoke to us after the Clearwater Police dropped its investigation of child sexual assault at a Scientology school in Florida, resulting in the victim, who goes by ‘Jane Doe,’ asking her attorneys to drop her lawsuit against the []

Leah Remini to Jane Doe after dismissing suit against Scientology: ‘You let no one down’

 We’re still stunned that one of the three big lawsuits filed against the Church of Scientology and its leader David Miscavige last year was suddenly dismissed, as we reported on Monday. []

JANE DOE DROPS CHILD SEXUAL ASSAULT SUIT AGAINST SCIENTOLOGY AND DAVID MISCAVIGE

[David Miscavige]

The Underground Bunker has learned that on Friday, a day after she learned the Clearwater Police Department was closing a criminal investigation of her allegations against the Church of Scientology, the woman going by the name Jane Doe instructed her attorneys to drop her lawsuit that was based on the same allegations against the []

We’ve highlighted the parts Danny Masterson wants removed from the Scientology lawsuit

 Service journalism! We aim to please.

Yesterday, we told you about the “demurrer” that Scientologist actor Danny Masterson filed in an attempt to remove himself from a lawsuit filed by four women who say that they’ve been harassed by the That ’70s Show actor and the Church the Scientology since they came forward with rape allegations []

Danny Masterson: Drop me from Scientology lawsuit if the ‘Jane Does’ won’t name themselves

[Danny Masterson]

In February Scientologist celebrity Danny Masterson responded to a lawsuit by saying the four women (and one man) suing him were merely seeking publicity and money. Since then, the five plaintiffs filed a new amended complaint which reset the case’s legal clock, and now the That ’70s Show actor has filed another []

Have Jane Doe’s attorneys figured out how to serve Scientology leader David Miscavige?

 Three big lawsuits were filed last year against the Church of Scientology and its leader David Miscavige. One of them Scientology already managed to short-circuit, but the other two are []

Philly lawyers suing Danny Masterson don’t want Scientology to have their home addresses

[Danny Masterson, Brian Kent, and Marci Hamilton]

Last year, a group of high-profile attorneys based in Philadelphia who had made names for themselves suing or prosecuting on behalf of people who had been victimized by Catholic priests, massage parlors, and even Bill Cosby set their sights on the Church of Scientology. They filed three big lawsuits, []