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Church pays those it reviled

Title: Church pays those it reviled
Date: Sunday, 11 March 2001
Publisher: St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Author: Deborah O'Neil
Main source: sptimes.com

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Off-duty Clearwater police provide security for the Church of Scientology, subject of many investigations. To some in law enforcement, the officers are crossing an ethical line. [Picture / Caption: "Off-duty Clearwater police officer Scott Wilson watches for oncoming cars on Watterson Avenue as Scientologists leav a bus."] CLEARWATER – Every day, off-duty Clearwater police officers provide security for the Church of Scientology, which was investigated by police for 18 years but now is putting thousands of dollars in officers' pockets. The ... [Read the rest at sptimes.com]