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Ex-Scientologist risks jail to speak against church

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Title: Ex-Scientologist risks jail to speak against church
Date: Wednesday, 2 August 1989
Publisher: Orlando Sentinel
Author: Claire Dezern
Main source: articles.orlandosentinel.com
Alternate and/or complementary: link (452 KiB)
Tags: Auditing • Bill Daugherty • Body thetans (BTs) • Brainwashing • Children, youth • Cost • Craig Dezern • Cult Awareness Network (CAN) (earlier form, Citizen's Freedom Foundation) • Cynthia Kisser • False imprisonment • Ford Greene • Fraud, lie, deceit, misrepresentation • Hypnosis • Judge Elizabeth Kovachevich • L. Ron Hubbard's credentials • Lawsuit • Margery Wakefield • Medical claims • Mental illness • Moonies • Orlando Sentinel • Paul B. Johnson • Release contract, form, waiver • Settlement • Silencing criticism, censorship • Supernatural abilities (aka OT powers) • Xenu (Operating Thetan level 3, OT 3, Wall of Fire)

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TAMPA — You shouldn't be reading this story. The tale of Margery Wakefield vs. the Church of Scientology is supposed to be a secret. Church officials say so. So does a federal judge. In fact, Wakefield could go to jail for talking about the 12 years she spent as a member of the cult, which has its spiritual headquarters in Clearwater. Wakefield, 41, is talking anyway, braving the threats of Scientology lawyers and testing the patience of a U.S. district judge. ... [Read the rest at articles.orlandosentinel.com]