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Scientology Elder Abuse Part 2

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We just concluded our second episode with Mike Brown, detailing the abuses rampant in scientology, and especially with Sea Org members. We showed some documents during the course of the episode and I am including them here.   Rosemary Chicwak Letter to Miscavige & Cruise   Graham Berry Demand Letter         This is the list of elderly SO members Rosemary is aware of: PAC Base Elderly Sea Org Members   Glendale House “Oakridge Inn 2” (1225 Oakridge Dr. Glendale CA. 91205) This facility is a residential “Board and Car … [Read more...]

The Horror of Scientology Elder Abuse

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  This is the first part of the interview Claire Headley and I did with Mike Brown -- former Sea Org member from the Int Base -- about the abuse his elderly mother (Rosemary Brown Chicwak) endured in the Sea Org. It is a long discussion because there is so much ground to cover. We will conclude the story on Thursday at 7pm EDT. In this episode, I mentioned that I would post the names of the registrars (fundraisers) who took in excess of $160,000 from Rosemary in illegal schemes. Here they are:   Jason Hemphill – Commanding Officer of PAC Base (2012 – 2014), Cur … [Read more...]

Auditing the Gay Away in Scientology

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  Part 2 of our interview with Rachael Hastings, former camerawoman of David Miscavige, airs tonight at 7pm EDT on my YouTube channel (if you haven't subscribed yet, please do so). Rachael recounts her personal experiences as scientology tried to "cure" her -- based on the writings of L. Ron Hubbard. She explains what it was like working directly for Miscavige, including the fact that his $10,000 per day hair and make up people were not allowed to be gay, and the absolutely insanity of what had to be done to make his hair look "perfect" for photos and video. It's some batshit … [Read more...]

A Billion Years — One Year On

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  Today marks the one year anniversary of the publication of A Billion Years. It has been quite a year. It began last September with a media blitz, some wonderful reviews, huge public support and scientology's desperate efforts to stop and then discredit the book and me. Things have continued apace all the way to now -- A Billion Years has been the number one bestselling book in the scientology category on Amazon every week since, with the exception of one week when Liz Gale's new book took that spot. I am happy to say that none of Hubbard's books even crack the top 5 in the … [Read more...]

Another Horrifying Scientology Cover Up

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In a new YouTube video, Leah and I talk to Rachael Hastings, a former Sea Org member at Scientology Media Productions who escaped in 2020. Rachael was recruited as a "Pro" (professional) camerawoman and became a favorite of David Miscavige. Then as part of an "ethics handling" for being gay, she was required to interrogate a man who admitted to molesting young girls and engaging in child pornography.  Despite her insistence that he be reported, scientology officials in CSI and RTC refused to do so, instead they kept him in the Sea Org and continued to send him out to local scientology o … [Read more...]

How was the Meeting with LAPD Chief Moore, Leah?

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A new YouTube video covering the recent meeting Leah and Claire had with LAPD Chief Moore is now available on our YouTube channels.   He finally agreed to a meeting after pressure on social media after it was learned that the Chief had met with scientology lawyer Vicki Podberesky. There is plenty of other lively conversation too...     … [Read more...]