Alt.religion.scientology
Week in Review Volume 6, Issue 6
5/27/2001
by Rod Keller [rkeller@...]
copyright 2001

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week for the benefit of those who can't follow the group as closely as
they'd like. Out of thousands of postings, I attempt to include news of
significant events, new affidavits, court rulings, new contributors,
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of the most significant postings.

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> Battle Creek

The Kalamazoo Gazette reported on May 26th that Scientology is being
welcomed to Battle Creek, Michigan as they restore a landmark hotel to be
a new org.

"Blowers and fellow church members were working on a flower garden
designed to attract butterflies. 'I'm really glad that we are moving
here,' said the 30-year-old handyman. 'Until now, I've had to drive back
and forth to Ann Arbor every week for services.'

"Now that the group has purchased the 71-year-old, four-story downtown
structure from a Grand Rapids bank for $235,000, the Ann Arbor church may
eventually close. It will take at least a year to refurbish the first
floor of the hotel for church purposes.

"Celebrities such as John Travolta, Tom Cruise and Jenna Elfman have
publicly promoted the religion, which Scientologists estimate has about 9
million adherents worldwide, with about 10,000 in Michigan. Critics claim
church members are not nearly that numerous, here or worldwide. They also
charge that Scientology is a religion that seeks to control the mind, life
and finances of its believers.

"'People in Kalamazoo and Battle Creek should be wary,' said Kristi
Wachter, a California anti-Scientology activist. A former student of
Scientology, she organizes regular pickets outside the Los Angeles
headquarters of the faith. 'Power is what this religion is all about,'
said Wachter. 'They want influence, to expand their program and to have
people embrace all of what L. Ron Hubbard taught.' James Bratt, professor
of American history and religion at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, said
the Church of Scientology has the reputation of 'being a cult that is
involved in mind control.'

"Opened in 1930, the hotel was built in Indiana limestone with terra-cotta
trim. Much of the rehabilitation work - the cost of which will probably
top more than $1 million - is being done by church members. Eventually,
licensed contractors will be called in to do specialized work such as
wiring and plumbing.

"'We are generally thrilled to have the church come in to rehabilitate the
old hotel and keep it from getting any more deteriorated than it already
is,' said Ted Dearing, president and CEO of the Battle Creek Area Chamber
of Commerce. As for the controversial nature of the church, most people in
Battle Creek are taking a wait-and-see attitude, he said. 'It remains to
be seen how the community will react until they are operational,' he
said."

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> Ben Shaw

Bob Minton posted a letter from Ben Shaw of Scientology's Office of
Special Affairs to his parole officer, claiming that Bob is in violation
for assisting Keith Henson's move to Canada.

"One of the terms of his probation is; 'You will live and remain at
liberty without violating any law or any injunction (temporary or
permanent) entered by this Court. A conviction in a court of law shall not
be necessary in order for such a violation to constitute a violation of
your probation.' One of Mr. Minion's associates is H. Keith Henson. Mr.
Henson was found guilty for interfering, with threat or force, with the
free exercise of the Scientology religion.

"On the day of his conviction Mr. Henson and his wife picketed the court
house with a sign displaying the phone number of the Lisa McPherson Trust
in Clearwater. Mr. Henson fled to Canada. A warrant has been issued for
his arrest for this most recent breach oŁ California law. Mr. Minton
placed a posting on the newsgroup bragging that 'I helped him (Henson)
escape BEFORE the fact.' And in another posting which Mr. Minton directed
to Mr. Henson, he asked, 'You have enough money up there in Canada? If
not, just let me know.'

"Aiding and abetting the commission of a crime is a violation of
California Penal Code. Mr. Minton therefore appears to be in violation of
the terms of his probation. I assume that you will take appropriate action
in dealing with this matter."

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> CCHR

A Scientology press release described a May 23rd event for the Citizens
Commission on Human Rights in Los Angeles.

"More than 1600 people joined politicians and celebrities on Sunset
Boulevard Friday evening to celebrate the grand opening of a new permanent
Exhibition exposing psychiatric abuse. The exhibit includes a 10 feet high
pill bottle representing the more than 6.2 billion psychiatric pills
foisted off on 6 million children nationwide. Attending the opening was
Lisa Marie Presley who stated: 'I believe psychiatrists are creating an
epidemic by labeling children with bogus mental disorders and then putting
them on drugs. This is abhorrent to me.'

"Speaking at the gala event was Golden Globe award-winning actress Jenna
Elfman who highlighted the harm done by psychiatrists to great artists
such as Nobel Prize Winning author, Ernest Hemingway and Judy Garland. Ms.
Elfman spoke of the tragedy of millions of American children being placed
on similar psychiatric drugs.

"The exhibit's documentary-style photographs, images and information
chronicle the 300-year history of psychiatry's failures and abuses. Ms.
Christie Van Cleave, Vice Chair of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce,
welcomed CCHR International to Sunset Blvd. and congratulated it for being
part of the remarkable renaissance in Hollywood."

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> In Memoriam

The St. Petersburg Times reported on May 16th the death of Jan Savoie in
Clearwater.

"SAVOIE, JANICE 'JAN,' 60, of Clearwater, died May 9, 2001 at Hospice
House Woodside, Pinellas Park. She was born in Albany, N.Y., and came here
in the early 1980s from Miami. She was a bookkeeper and a member of Church
of Scientology. Survivors include her mother, Marie Savoie, Clearwater; a
sister, Ruth Savoie, Ocean Shores, Wash.; two nieces and two
grand-nieces."

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> Czech Republic

The Prague Post reported on May 23rd that a proposed law in the Czech
Republic would allow more freedom for minority religions and Scientology.

"The Cabinet has approved a two-tiered bill on religious freedom that
would make it much easier for small churches to gain official status. If
approved by both houses of Parliament, the nation's roughly 5,000 Muslims
will regain state recognition. The current law gives official status to
churches that produce 10,000 signatures of adult permanent residents who
claim to be devotees. For the Czech Muslim community, composed mostly of
visiting students, this has been an impossible task. Under the new law,
religions would gain such recognition with only 300 signatures.

"To obtain the more substantial rights Muslims are seeking - to set up
schools, perform marriages and visit prisons - will require a 10-year
waiting period and 20,000 signatures. The new law could confer legitimacy
on controversial groups like the Church of Scientology. Politicians in
neighboring Germany have threatened to outlaw the church, which they claim
brainwashes and extorts its members. 'We are extremely wary of
Scientology,' says Nadeje Mandysova, general secretary of the Czech
Ecumenical Council, which represents 11 Christian churches. 'They
manipulate people, and we would not like to see them become established in
our country.'

"But Jirka Voracek, press spokesman for the local Center for Dianetics,
the doctrine on which Scientology is based, says his religion is widely
misunderstood. 'When you look at the press, there is no chance for people
to find out what Scientology is all about,' he says. 'All we do is make
people more aware of their own emotions and what's going on around them.
But it's not for everybody.' Voracek says the approximately 300
Scientologists here would take advantage of the new law to gain official
status."

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> Jesse Prince

The trial of Jesse Prince, accused of growing marijuana at his home in
Largo, Florida was held this week. The jury could not reach a verdict, and
the prosecutor has decided not to re-try the case. The Tampa Tribune
reported on May 23rd that Scientology's private investigators were
involved in the investigation.

"For months, a high-profile attorney for a prominent critic of the Church
of Scientology has tried to show the church is behind a minor drug charge
against his client. Now, on the eve of Jesse Prince's trial on a
misdemeanor charge of growing marijuana, defense lawyer Denis deVlaming
has hit what he considers pay dirt.

"Largo police Sgt. Howard Crosby testified he quickly learned of the
church's involvement after a private detective accused Prince of being a
marijuana and cocaine dealer. 'From Day One, when they told me who these
people were that were involved and what's going on, I just wanted to get
rid of this case as quickly as possible,' Crosby said.

"After Prince's August 2000 arrest on the misdemeanor cultivation charge,
the private detective suggested additional charges of sale or possession
of drugs within 1,000 feet of a school, because a school was near Prince's
home, and child abuse, because two children lived in the home, Crosby
said. 'And I said, 'A marijuana plant on the back porch? I'm not going to
go there.''"

From the St. Petersburg Times on May 24th:

"The elaborate case is over a single marijuana plant that the State
Attorney's Office says was growing in a pot on Prince's lanai when an
armed tactical team from the Largo Police Department searched his house on
Aug. 11, 2000. But defense attorney Denis deVlaming said the case is
really about the efforts of the Church of Scientology to discredit Prince,
a former Scientologist who is a key witness in a wrongful-death lawsuit
against the church.

"Displaying a flow chart with 'Church of Scientology' written across the
top in red, deVlaming outlined a web of connections between the church,
its lawyers and their private investigators who were watching and trailing
Prince every day for months, and eventually went to police with
information that led to his arrest. 'Every day the agents of the Church of
Scientology are following the man, telling people by cell phone where he
is, what he's doing, what they can expect,' deVlaming said.

"He also showed the jury a video of Prince's arrest taken from across the
street from his home. 'The significance of the tape is the police didn't
make the tape. A private investigator was sitting outside the house. Let
me tell you, police don't tell you when they execute a warrant,' deVlaming
said."

From The Tampa Tribune on May 25th:

"Jurors in a misdemeanor marijuana case were unable to reach a verdict
Thursday night on whether a prominent Church of Scientology critic had an
illegal plant growing in his back yard. 'Everyone thinks he was set up,' a
juror said of defendant Jesse Prince. The man did not want to be
identified. Juror Tiffany Scurlock said she had a hard time with the
church's involvement in the case. Private detectives working for the
church shadowed Prince for months before succeeding in having him charged
by Largo police with growing a marijuana plant on his deck. 'It has a lot
to do with entrapment,' Scurlock said. 'I felt the Church of Scientology
had a lot to do with setting him up. I felt he was guilty but there was a
lot of setting up going on.'

"Mike Rinder, a member of Scientology's board of directors, said the
church wants Prince exposed as a drug user because Prince repeatedly has
testified against the church in court cases.

"The jury, which deliberated five hours, was split 4-2 in favor of
acquittal, and at one point only one juror was holding out for a guilty
verdict, said the male juror who asked to remain anonymous. The juror said
no one on the panel believed the testimony of a private detective hired by
the church to befriend Prince and gain entry into his home. It was that
detective who turned informant and helped Largo police arrest Prince."

From the St. Petersburg Times on May 26th:

"Private investigator Barry Gaston said he was hired because he is black,
like Prince, and befriended Prince using a false name. Gaston said he was
paid $14,000 for his work. In his closing arguments Prince's lawyer Denis
deVlaming hammered home a point that would stick in some jurors minds.
'A real church is a house of God,' deVlaming said. 'You tell me what house
of God hires somebody like Gaston to be able to infiltrate a life?'

"The jurors deadlocked after five hours of deliberations and a mistrial
was declared. On Friday, the State Attorney's Office dropped the charge
against Prince, capping a bizarre case that, in the end, left the church
explaining its tactics. 'We've made the decision not to retry Mr.
Prince,' said prosecutor Lydia Wardell on Friday. 'It was just time that
we decided we'd spent enough time and energy and money on this particular
charge.'

"Mike Rinder, a top Scientology official, said the case became trial by
innuendo and deVlaming effectively deflected attention from the critical
issue: Prince's drug possession. If the jurors were concerned with
Scientology's role, Rinder said, 'it's just a matter of prejudice.' Rinder
said investigators have watched Prince because he has a history of making
violent threats against church members.

"Prince's defense cost an estimated $45,000, said Stacy Brooks, president
of the Lisa McPherson Trust, a Scientology watchdog organization in
downtown Clearwater where Prince works. The Trust, which is funded mostly
with money from millionaire Scientology critic Robert Minton, paid
Prince's legal bills, she said. The case was the third time in a year a
member of the Lisa McPherson trust has been on trial for misdemeanor
criminal charges in cases that involve the Church of Scientology.
DeVlaming represented all three, and none were convicted. In all, the
trust has spent close to $150,000 in legal fees, Brooks said.

"'The reason Jesse and Bob and I wanted this to go to trial is we wanted
the information to be made public that Scientology does this to people,'
said Brooks. For his part, Prince said: 'The thing that's most important
to me that happened in this case is we stood up and fought it.'"

From a St. Petersburg Times editorial on May 26th:

"You have to be courageous to publicly criticize the Church of
Scientology. The organization recently proved - again - how far it will
go to investigate, smear and intimidate critics. Jesse Prince is one of
those people the Church of Scientology perceives as an enemy because he is
a vocal critic. A former Scientologist, Prince is expected to testify in
an upcoming civil trial over the 1995 death of Scientologist Lisa
McPherson, who died while in the care of church staffers in Clearwater.

"It isn't uncommon for one side in a lawsuit to attempt to discredit the
testimony of the other side's witnesses. But the Church of Scientology set
out to destroy Jesse Prince. They found a black private investigator from
Lake Wales who could unobtrusively follow Prince, who is black, into
minority neighborhoods. Prince's privacy was invaded by secret
videotaping. The black private investigator, using a false name and
identity, befriended an unsuspecting Prince and was invited into his home.
That investigator later claimed he saw Prince smoke marijuana.

"The Largo Police Department wasn't smart to get involved in what was
essentially a campaign of harassment against Prince by Scientology, but at
least it drew the line at heaping on unwarranted charges. An attorney for
the Church of Scientology defended the practice of using private
investigators to protect the organization from people who 'harass' it.
Interesting. Scientology doesn't want to be criticized or harassed, but it
doesn't hesitate to harass and intimidate others.

"Again and again in recent years, Scientology has claimed that it has
reformed, that it no longer engages in the kind of underhanded or illegal
behavior and smear tactics that have earned it a sorry reputation around
the globe. Again and again, Scientology has argued that it is a religion
and should be treated like any other church.

"But again and again, stories surface that set Scientology apart. Not only
does it have a penchant for secrecy, it will spend virtually unlimited
time and money on pursuing, setting up and bringing down its critics.

"That's not like any church we know."

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> Keith Henson

Salon.com published an article and an interview with Keith Henson on May
23rd.

"Just last month, the California Superior Court in Riverside County found
Henson guilty of violating the state's hate-crimes law. His
demonstrations, the court ruled, interfered with Scientologists'
constitutional right to religious freedom. David Touretzky, a Carnegie
Mellon computer scientist and fellow Scientology gadfly, says that Henson
tends to incriminate himself in his encounters with Scientologists - often
providing church officials with legal ammunition they later use against
him.

"In a telephone interview from Canada - where he's applying for political
asylum - Henson explained why he played hooky from the hearing and what he
hopes to achieve by moving his case forward from abroad.

"'I checked with Guidy Mamann, who is apparently a top immigration lawyer
in Canada. We chatted for a while, and I filled out the paperwork. He
fired up a Web browser, found some stories and said this was a viable
case. So I blew off [the California court] and I've already paid [Mamann]
a retainer to deal with this from up here.

"'If the U.S. government decides that what I did was not within the
framework of free speech, if the State Department supports the government
of Riverside County in what I'm arguing is an abuse of human rights, then
I ain't going back. By treaty and custom, the Canadian [authorities] go to
the State Department. They have to go in and investigate, and come up with
the transcripts and motions and all of that. They need it in order to
defend themselves, to prove that what went on was a fair and unbiased
problem. I suspect that when they realize that there were severe
violations of protocol they may march through Riverside County, Calif.,
and deal with [the church]."

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> Norway

Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten reported on May 22nd that Scientology
plans an expansion campaign in Oslo.

"Matthias Fosse, Scientologist on the offensive in Oslo Church of
Scientology is back to former heights. The new-religious movements wants
to fivefold number of members. They have been criticized for brainwashing
and for charging sky-high prices for courses that's never ended. After
lawsuits and a lot of bad publicity in the eighties and nineties, the
Church of Scientology in Oslo is giving everything they got in Oslo again.

"Books about Scientology can now be bought in kiosks in the Oslo area. The
movement has moved into new and larger offices in the center. Lately a
sign outside the office has announced 'We are hiring people in the Church
of Scientology. Today there are about 150 active Scientologists in
Norway."

Aftenposten also published an article on Magne Berge, a former member of
Scientology.

"He was a member of the Church of Scientology for five years and collected
debts for 300,000 kroner. Magne Berge is now warning against the methods
of the sect. He broke out of the movement after having been economically
ruined on self help courses and Scientology books. After fighting for
several years Magne Berge won in 1997 in high court. The Norwegian Church
of Scientology had to pay 600,000 kroner in compensation in addition to
legal cost. Berge got private loans for 300,000 kroner to pay for courses
and books. 'I could not end one course before I had signed up for a new
one. That went on for five years,' Berge says.

"I was mentally broken after a divorce, I would not have joined this
circus if not. People must be aware that if they let themselves be tricked
by the Scientologists they will experience their soul, time and money
depart, Berge says.

"But he believes the Scientologists have learned after the golden age in
the eighties and all the lawsuits thereafter. 'They probably don't dare to
create new debt victims. They are inventive and will likely limit
themselves to only take the money you earn.'"

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> Protest Summary

"Android Cat" reported a protest on May 21st.

"In attendance, Gregg, Keith, Mike, Kaili, Zeratul, Slippery Jim and
myself. Rather than calling the good squad, the org called the police.
The two officers were there for 20 minutes, then their sergeant arrived.
After a bit, he got on the phone to somebody higher up the ladder. The two
officers came out, and we were curious to hear what shore story they'd
been told, but they couldn't tell us. It seems that they were telling
stories about Keith. Keith explained his situation to them. Since he
wasn't carrying any obvious nuclear missiles or attack eagles, they saw no
problem with a legal and peaceful picket.

"After 40 minutes inside, the sergeant wrote out a report and stalked out
of the org, obviously annoyed at almost 3 police hours wasted by
$cientology."

Roger Gonnet reported a protest at the Lyon, France org this week.

"Gerry Armstrong and I were picketing for some minutes at the Celeb center
Paris, rue Legendre. Gerry had signs saying 'Scientology, let our people
go.' The other 'Thanks God, Hubbard is dead wrong.' The 'guard' before the
org's door asked some help and soon two girls came, one with the usual
camera."

"The side windows were closed, and the shutters were closed too. The
Scientology sign is ugly and unprofessional, and most probably ten years
old."

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> The Profit

Patricia Greenway posted an update on The Profit, a new film that has
attracted the attention of Scientology.

"On Monday night, the French TV network TV3 ran a really interesting news
piece on its nationwide news program on our full length feature film, The
Profit. They showed clips from the film, an interview with Peter
Alexander, the Director, and myself. They also showed clips from an ABC
news piece that covered Mary DeMoss and her gang of FaRTs following the
film crew during shooting. They interviewed the hotel concierge who
handed the shipment of trailers over to the 'fake Peter' and also showed
some nice footage of Peter and I moving around the Cannes Film Festival.

"The Profit had its world premiere screening during the Cannes Film Fest
in Le Palais on Friday, May 11th and a second screening on May 14th and
prior to the theft was covered by France's largest newspaper Le Figaro,
national radio (Europa 1) and a couple of other entertainment magazines.
After the theft, Peter was interviewed on Radio Monte Carlo and spoke
extensively about the theft and the 'peter-clone' that the real Peter saw
hanging around our hotel lobby."

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> Reed Slatkin

The Los Angeles Times reported on May 21st that investors in Reed
Slatkin's investment fund are unlikely to get back much of their money.

"Investors who gave money to fallen investment manager Reed E. Slatkin
already are looking for ways to recoup their expected losses through
lawsuits - but they're finding few obvious targets, investor attorneys
said. Among the possibilities: a handful of banks that acted as custodians
for individual retirement account and 401(k) funds invested by Slatkin;
financial professionals who introduced clients to Slatkin, who wasn't
registered as an investment advisor; and even fellow investors who
received principal and interest payments from Slatkin in recent years.

"Among his more than 500 clients nationwide were Internet executives,
Hollywood celebrities, socialites and fellow Scientologists. The SEC,
which won a court order freezing Slatkin's assets May 11, said it has been
unable to locate the Swiss bank accounts Slatkin said he used to trade
stocks, or the financial advisory firm Slatkin said he used to facilitate
the trades.

"Those who recommended Slatkin to others could be targeted for lawsuits as
well. Many investors who gave money to Slatkin said in interviews that
they met him through mutual friends who bragged about the returns Slatkin
was making for them. Some investor attorneys say it's possible that those
later investors will sue the earlier investors, arguing the earlier
investors duped them. 'Everybody's going to turn against each other,'
predicted one investor attorney, who also asked to remain anonymous."

From US News & World Report's May 28th issue:

"Reed Slatkin, a founder of the Internet provider service EarthLink,
managed money for over 500 clients, including CNN's legal anchor Greta Van
Susteren and her husband, tobacco litigator John Coale. He invested for
Armyan Bernstein, the producer of Air Force One, and the actors Giovanni
Ribisi of Boiler Room and Jeffrey Tambor, last seen in How the Grinch
Stole Christmas. Even the CEO of EarthLink, Sky Dayton, put his faith in
his former partner.

"But the Internet moguls and Hollywood celebrities who had once earned 25
percent returns from Slatkin's financial savvy are now losing hope of
recovering up to $600 million they collectively entrusted to a man who was
an ordained minister in the Church of Scientology but not a registered
investment adviser. He met many of his investors through the Church of
Scientology, a controversial sect based on the writings of L. Ron Hubbard.
He told the SEC he felt indebted to the church for helping him overcome
the death of his father and wanted to aid fellow congregants by making
money for them.

"By late 1999, Slatkin's friendly enterprise attracted the attention of
the SEC. They believe now that his business was essentially a Ponzi, a
swindle in which money from new investors is used to pay returns to
earlier ones. In a deposition, Slatkin assured regulators that his
clients' money was safely ensconced at NAA Financial in Zurich and the
Union Bank of Switzerland. But the SEC learned that NAA Financial didn't
have offices at the address on its letterhead and that the account in
Switzerland did not exist.

"On Jan. 7, 2000, Slatkin admitted to clients that he was under
investigation and told them he was liquidating their accounts. 'For many
years, as an outgrowth of my church-related efforts, I have sought to
assist my friends in enhancing their financial security,' he wrote to
clients. 'but it has grown to involve far more time and responsibility
than I had anticipated.'"

The FBI obtained a warrant and searched Slatkin's home for evidence in the
ongoing fraud investigation. From the Los Angeles Times on May 26th:

"The search at Slatkin's Hope Ranch estate came two weeks after FBI and
Internal Revenue Service agents raided Slatkin's offices in Goleta and
Santa Fe, N.M., hauling away boxes of documents and computers. Meanwhile,
court-appointed bankruptcy trustee R. Todd Neilson said he will soon begin
sorting through more than 100 boxes of documents Slatkin turned over as
part of his bankruptcy proceedings. Neilson said he also will have access
to documents and computer hard drives seized by government regulators."

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