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Uncovering the secrets of Scientology // GW professor helped expose details of scandal, covered trial of church leaders

Title: Uncovering the secrets of Scientology // GW professor helped expose details of scandal, covered trial of church leaders
Date: Monday, 5 April 2010
Publisher: GW Hatchet (George Washington University, Washington, D.C.)
Author: Matt Rist
Main source: media.gwhatchet.com

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In a sleepy beach town in the Bible Belt, a 22-year-old journalist found himself in the middle of what was then considered by some a cult - and is now known as the Church of Scientology. That young journalist was adjunct professor Richard Leiby, one of the first to unearth religious leaders' clandestine activities during his time at The Clearwater Sun in Florida. During his stay at the now defunct Tampa Bay-area newspaper, Leiby was sent to the nation's capital to ... [Read the rest at media.gwhatchet.com]