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alberta • allan anthony "al" buttnor • association for better living and education (able) (formerly, "social coordination" or soco) • bob wyatt • brad melnychuk • canada • charles rusnell • children, youth • citizens commission on human rights (cchr) • corinna schuler • cost • detox • diane dobson-smith (aka diane mardy) • don retson • edmonton journal • janice gariepy • ken montgomery • lawsuit • legal • narconon (aka scientology drug rehab) • narconon of oklahoma, inc. (arrowhead) • recruitment • stephen a. kent • the way to happiness (twth) • weapons
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May 23, 2006
Experts challenge claims of Scientology's sweat-it-out treatment for addicts — Edmonton Journal
Type: Press
Author(s): Charles Rusnell
Source: Edmonton Journal
EDMONTON - A drug and alcohol treatment program backed by the controversial Church of Scientology is promising addicted Albertans an extraordinary 70-per-cent success rate. The Narconon program is marketed as "100-per-cent natural," and prescribes intensive saunas, exercise and high doses of vitamins to cleanse the body of "radiation, drugs and toxins." Advertisements for the Narconon program have appeared in recent months on Edmonton's CKUA radio and in weekly newspapers throughout the province. Addiction experts and academics in Canada, the United States ...
Jun 13, 1998
Church of Scientology targets [University of Alberta] professor for criticizing its practices — Edmonton Journal
More: link
Type: Press
Author(s): Charles Rusnell
Source: Edmonton Journal
The Church of Scientology has launched a countrywide personal attack against a University of Alberta professor who has publicly criticized some of their practices. Sociology professor Stephen Kent was the subject of a scathing article in a 16-page Church of Scientology supplement entitled Freedom that was distributed with the Globe and Mail newspaper Friday. In the two-page article, Kent is compared to well-known neo-Nazi hatemongerer Ernst Zundel and is referred to "as the academic point man for the voices of hate ...
Aug 10, 1995
“Will you take my mom away?” — Edmonton Journal
More: holysmoke.org
Type: Press
Source: Edmonton Journal
The girl was 9. The boy was 10. Put yourself in their small shoes for a moment and consider their terrible fear on March 14, 1991. Three Edmonton police officers interrogated the children and their mother, Janice Gariepy, for approximately three hours. The brother and sister can be seen crying uncontrollably in a videotape of the interrogation. Here are a few selected excerpts. Detective Fabio Bonetto: “Would you like to go in a youth home? Would you like to be separated ...
Apr 16, 1991
Charges against minister withdrawn // Scientologist relieved — Edmonton Journal
Type: Press
Source: Edmonton Journal
A Church of Scientology minister says unsubstantiated sexual-assault charges brought against him were an attack against the church. Allan Buttnor expressed relief, but also annoyance, after the Crown withdrew several charges against him Monday. The charges were laid following a police investigation into claims by a 10-year-old girl. The girl later told police the alleged incidents never happened. "It was obviously an attack on our church," Buttnor said after emerging from Provincial Court. Judge Edward Stack dismissed two counts of sexual ...
Apr 6, 1991
Mom, daughter launch lawsuit against Church of Scientology — Edmonton Journal
Type: Press
Source: Edmonton Journal
A mother and daughter have slapped the Church of Scientology of Alberta with a multimillion-dollar lawsuit. The mother and daughter are each claiming millions of dollars in general and punitive damages as well as unspecified special damages. Also named in the lawsuit, filed Friday in Court of Queen's Bench , are church official Allan Buttnor and another man. The three are being sued jointly and individually. The defendants or through others "coerced and frightened" the girl into writing and publishing statements ...
Apr 5, 1991
Scientologists face lawsuit // Police officer suing church, church official for malicious prosecution — Edmonton Journal
Type: Press
Source: Edmonton Journal
A city police officer being sued by the Church of Scientology has launched a $100,000 countersuit. Det. Ken Montgomery is suing the church and church official Allan Buttnor for abuse of process and malicious prosecution. As a member of the Edmonton Integrated Intelligence Unit, Montgomery investigates "cult, occult, ritualistic and religious influence crime." Buttnor, who is facing sexual-assault charges, last month filed a $1-million lawsuit against Montgomery, a second police officer and a woman. Buttnor, acting director of the local church's ...
Apr 4, 1991
Family reports 4th shooting in a week — Edmonton Journal
Mar 22, 1991
Official launches $1M lawsuit — Edmonton Journal
Type: Press
Source: Edmonton Journal
A local Church of Scientology official who is facing sexual assault charges has launched a $1-million lawsuit against two police officers and a woman. Allan Buttnor, 35, is claiming the actions taken by police and a relative of his alleged victim are "designed to injure (him) and the Church of Scientology." The man, who is acting director of the local church's citizen commission on human rights, is charged with two counts of sexual assault, two counts of sexual interference and one ...
Oct 15, 1977
SOS — Edmonton Journal
More: link
Type: Press
Author(s): Bob Wyatt
Source: Edmonton Journal
Dear SOS: While living in Winnipeg, a friend talked me into enrolling in a course run by the Church of Scientology. It cost me $350. After registering, I talked with several people and found out that continuation of the course in which I was interested would cost me thousands of dollars and would entail trips all over Canada and the U.S. So I quit, and asked the Church of Scientology to make good on its promise to refund my money. It ...
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