Affidavit of Jesse
Prince (20 August 1999)
| «2. I was in Scientology for 16 years
(1976-92). In July of 1992, I escaped with my wife from
Scientology headquarters at Gilman Hot Springs, Ca. Under duress,
my wife and I were forced to return. After intense interrogation
and isolation, my wife and I on October 31, 1992, were able to
leave Scientology, but only after we were coerced to sign a
release containing untrue statements protecting Scientology from
legal liability. I remained silent about my experience in
Scientology, since upon leaving I was subjected to routine
monitoring by Mike Sutter of the Religious Technology Center,
(RTC), and Earl Cooley, Scientology counsel. In July of 1998,
I discovered that others had similar experiences and were
courageous enough to speak out against Scientology. I therefore
ended my silence so that others would know about the truth of
what really happens within the inner circles of Scientology. ... 7. Some of my specific duties as Deputy
Inspector General, External, included supervising all litigation
by or against any Scientology organization, intelligence and
covert operations brought against perceived or imagined
"enemies", trademark registrations, and the licensing of
trademarks to other Scientology corporations to create the false
impression of "corporate integrity". I was also in charge of
the "Celeb Project," which ran all auditing of Scientology
celebrities, such as John Travolta, Priscilla Presley, Kirstie
Alley, Anne Archer, and Chick Corea to name a few. I was also
the auditor for David Miscavige and his wife, Shelly. I was the
course instructor for all of the auditing courses for Alain
Kartuzinski and his Cramming Officer for Class 10, 11, and 12,
12 being the highest level an auditor can reach.»
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Affidavit of Jesse
Prince (27 July 1998)
| «3. It is incumbent on this and
every court, as well as the authorities, to realize the amount of
deception, chicanery, lying, manipulation and outright criminality
that Scientology will employ to hide the truth about their criminal
activities. They will spend any amount of money to do this. I know
because I was part of it for years. I received orders to break the
law. I issued orders to break the law. I got others to break the
law, and then I helped to hide these criminal activities just as
they are hiding them now.» |
Highest-level defector to leave Scientology/Dianetics discloses
pervasive criminality of organization
| «"Members of Scientology are induced to confess
to acts that, if not outright criminal, are embarrassing or
possibly destructive to the person's job, marriage or
profession, for example, shoplifting, adultery, masturbation, or
drug abuse. The member is urged to write these down in their own
handwriting, under the guise that it is a 'religious
confessional' for the member's good.
The truth is that these
'confessions' are kept to blackmail and extort the member should
they dare to speak out. The member is also coerced to sign
documents that are self-damaging while protecting the
organization, solely in case the member dares to leave their
control and speak the truth. I know because I watched this done
to others, I did it to others and it was done to me."» |
Inside the world's most dangerous cult: Jesse Prince interviews
«The testimony Jesse has provided in his
interviews with FACTNet is extremely disturbing, even to those
already familiar with much of Scientology's wrongdoings. Jesse
has witnessed the leadership of Scientology bugging the homes of
its own "ministers";
the leadership of Scientology laughing over
a former colleague's death; the leadership of Scientology
ordering illegal copyright registrations, destroying court
evidence, tampering with judges and fixing an election in a
small California town. Jesse has seen members forced to work so
many hours they endure permanent injuries; he has seen members
forced to run around a pole in the desert for 10 hours a day,
day after day; and he has seen members die because they were
refused proper medical treatment. He has observed manipulative
treatment of John Travolta and Tom Cruise, Scientology's
celebrities. And much more.»
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Lermanet: About Jesse
Prince
«Formerly the 2nd highest ranking officer in
Scientology's Sea Organization»
Danish TV, DR2: Jesse Prince interview
«In one of the very first out-of-the-country
jobs that I had to do was to come here and extort mission
holders--mission holders being people that have a small
franchise and license to use Scientology--that had accumulated
money. I was sent here along with a group of senior people that
are still within Scientology to extort them out of their money
so that the money could be taken and sent to either
Liechtenstein banks or Cyprus banks that were set up because
there was a real threat in America that the IRS, the Internal
Revenue Service, was gonna raid Scientology and seize its bank
accounts.»
Jesse
Prince: The Ever Changing Tech of Scientology
| «Within minutes of my announcement, I was
hauled away by no less than five Sea Org guys, all RPFers, who
locked me in a room. They told me the only way I would be
allowed to leave Scientology or the Sea Org was via the
Rehabilitation Project Force - the RPF. I thought this was a
joke. There was no way I could be held prisoner by these people
I hardly knew. My first thought was to escape and run to the
police. But I couldn't get away. I was physically hauled off to
the RPF and there was nothing I could do. I was a little skinny
kid back then. These were big, strong, crazy guys who took me
away and I was scared of them.» |
St. Petersburg Times: Scientology critic won't face
retrial
«What bothered some of them, according to two
jurors, was the possibility that Prince had been set up by the
Church of Scientology.
They heard testimony about how Prince, once a high-ranking
church member, was watched, videotaped and trailed for months by
private investigators hired by Scientology lawyers.
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.»
Operation Clambake present: Jesse Prince
| «Jesse Prince left
Scientology in 1992, after practicing Scientology and working
for Scientology for 16 years, during which he reached
Scientology's highest ranks.
Prince served as second-in-command
of one of Scientology's main organizations, the powerful
Religious Technology Center (RTC), and on RTC's Board of
Directors.» |
Meet Jesse Prince
| «A former Scientologist and Sea Org member
of 16 years, Jesse was a senior executive in the
Religious Technology Center, Scientology's top
management and trademark organization.
In 1992, Jesse left the Sea Org and for six
years remained silent about his experiences in
Scientology under the threat of a lawsuit by the
organization.
He now actively assists former and current
Scientologists to recover from their experiences
in Scientology.» |
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