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By former RTC member
Declaration of 27 Jan 1992 ( mirror)
Part of the "dead-agenting" against Wollersheim
Declaration of 24 Oct 1995
- Filed in the case of Lavenda van Schaick (see below). Gerry Armstrong is currently prohibited from voluntarily speaking out against Scientology. So much for the American version of "Freedom of Speech".
Declaration of 22 Jul 1982
- Filed in three cases, all of which deal with alleged copyright violation by illegal publication of Scientology "secret scriptures"
Declaration of 26 Jan 1997
- Declaration about a scheme which highly likely was meant as yet a new entrap attempt on Gerry Armstrong by scientologists.
Declaration of 05 September 2005
Statement of Jon Atack. Possibly from December 1994
- First filed 18 Jul 1990 and again filed 24 Jun 1993 in HTML or PDF
- Another one of 27 Jan 1992 (Netherlands mirror)
- Affidavit 29 Jun 1993 -. In HTML or PDF
- This declaration was filed in the "Church of Scientology vs. Fishman & Geertz" case. In an affidavit dated 19 May 1994 Vicki Aznaran claimed that this affidavit had been altered after she had signed it (see below) 7 Mar 1994 (mirror and French version)
- In May 1994, the Aznarans settled with the Church of Scientology. The settlement agreement involved the execution of five declarations of Vicki Aznaran on 19 May 1994 which were subsequently filed in many cases by the Church of Scientology as a response to earlier affidavits.
- Declaration of 25 Oct 1995 - Filed by the Church of Scientology in the FACTnet case. It later emerged that Kim Baker was forced by OSA to sign the prewritten affidavit
- Declaration of 1 Dec 1995. Filed in the FACTnet case, it retracts the other two affidavits (the second of which is not available yet).
- Filed in support of Berry being FACTnet's counsel, it deals at length with the affidavits provided in the "Church of Scientology vs. Fishman & Geertz" case. 3 Jun 1996
- Affidavit of late 1996. Filed in support of Berry being FACTnet's counsel.
- Affidavit of August 1997.
Declaration of 25 Jan 1980.
"On or about March 3, 1973, when I was 13 years old, my father and mother were recruited to join Scientology. I joined Scientology after being recruited by Billy Kahn, and signed my Sea Organization contract for one billion years on or about March 3, 1973."
- Affidavit of 5 May 1994. Used to smear Graham Berry, prominent attorney in cases against Scientology.
- Affidavit of 5 Aug 1999. Explains the history of the 1994 declaration.
Affidavit, possibly early 1982. It was filed in the case "Lavenda Van Schaick vs. Church of Scientology".
Declaration of 5 Jan 1995. Margaret Dellerson is a private investigator working for the Church of Spiritual Technology, one of many frontgroups of the Church of Scientology. She has also been busy harassing Steven Fishman. In the meantime, Scientology has settled with David Mayo apparently in exchange for a gagging order.
Declaration of 5 Oct 1989, the public prosecutor in Steven Fishman's last conflict with the law.
From this site.
Declaration of 16 Nov 1995. Dennis Erlich's home was raided ( video of raid) by the Church of Scientology because he posted critical material to alt.religion.scientology, including quotes from Hubbard's works.
Declaration of 6 Dec 1991. Roxanne Friend sued the Church of Scientology (case number BC 018003 in Superior Court of the state of California for the county of Los Angeles). The Church settled out of court "for nuisance value." Roxanne not much later died of cancer, which may have been cured had she gotten medical attention sooner. Roxanne did not because she felt that Scientology auditing could cure any ill.
Affidavit of posted to alt.religion.scientology on 2 May 1997. It shows that access to the "secret upper level material" was not as difficult as claimed by the Church of Scientology.
Declaration? of 30 Aug 1989
Declaration of 17 Jun 1983 ( French version). Ideman gave this declaration in answer to a petition of the Church asking for removal from a case.
Affidavit of 26 Jan 1989. William Kemp was a special FBI agent involved in the conviction of Steven Fishman because of fraud.
Declaration of 7 Feb 1997. Used to attack Graham Berry, prominent attorney in cases against Scientology.
Settlement agreement between Andrew Lee and the Church of Scientology, Los Angeles, 26 Oct 1991 ( mirror). The lawsuit alleged breach of contract, breach of covenant of good faith and fair dealing, fraud, conspiracy, and breach of fiduciary duty. The agreement became public because the Church of Scientology failed to fulfill its financial duties. This led to a new lawsuit in which the settlement was filed. The new lawsuit, alleging fraud and breach of contract, was also settled.
Affidavit of 2 Jun 1994. Used to smear Graham Berry, prominent attorney in cases against Scientology.
Affidavit of 6 Sep 1995. Arnie Lerma's home was raided because he had posted the Fishman affidavit to alt.religion.scientology. He was sentenced to a fine of $2500.
Affidavit of 10 Apr 1991, supposed to demonstrate that Steven Fishman was never involved deeply with the Church of Scientology, contrary to his own claims.
Affidavit of 12 Sep 1989.
Declaration of March 1994 ( mirror). Filed in the "Church of Scientology vs. Fishman & Geertz" case.
- Undated affidavit.
- Affidavit of 1 May 1987. David Mayo is mainly responsible for the NOTs and Solo NOTs. Later, he tried to set up his own Church and was consequently fair gamed. After a legal struggle lasting several decades, Scientology managed to settle the case in 1996. The settlement apparently involves a gagging order, prohibiting David Mayo to speak out against the Church of Scientology.
Declaration of 17 Feb 1994. The affidavit was filed in the "Church of Scientology vs. Fishman & Geertz" case. Miscavige is currently Chairman of RTC and the effective successor of L. Ron Hubbard.
- Affidavit of 19 Apr 1996 . It was ment for the "Uwe Geertz and Steven Fishman vs. Church of Scientology International et. al." lawsuit but got never filed. From this site.
- Affidavit of 20 May 1996. Deals with RTC.
- Martin Ottman filed on 25 February 2002 a citizen complaint against various entities and officials of the Church of Scientology, alleging several violations of U. S. Title 18. On 22 July 2002 he expanded the complaint by including other Scientology entities and the individual Robert S. Minton for allegedly laundering of money into the United States.
In HTML from this site. In PDF from this site.
Affidavit of end of 1995. Filed in response to the second Kim Baker affidavit.
- Affidavit of 12 May 1985 . Vaugh was still a member was still in Scientology when he wrote this declaration on their behalf. He denounces Gerry Armstrong and criticizes Gerry's abilities as Hubbard's official archivis. After Hubbard's death he left Scientology in 1989.
From the US or Netherlands
- Declaration dated 8 Septembe 1993 . Vaughn details his career in Scientology and details his knowledge of Scientology's use of WISE as a recruiting tool. This was - I believe - filed in support of the Old Cult Awarness Network.
From the US or Netherlands
- Declaration dated 23 November 1993 . Vaughn details his career in Scientology as a trained Public Relations representative for the group. He writes about his experiences and his knowledge of Fair Game and front groups within Scientology.
Filed in the "Church of Scientology vs. Fishman & Geertz" case.
From the US or Netherlands
- Affidavit of 25 Oct 1993 . Filed in the "Church of Scientology vs. Fishman & Geertz" case. Vaughn covers in great detail Scientology's Fair Game policy and shares experiences from his time as a PR person for the organization.
From this site (French version) .
- Declaration of 29 December 1993 . Vaughn discusses a video deposition of Heber Jentzsch taken by Graham Berry.
From the US or Netherlands . Video depostion is here.
- Affidavit of 9 Mar 1994. Filed in the same trial.
- Affidavit of February 1997. Filed in the "RTC and Bridge publications vs. Factnet" case
- Declaration of December 1999. Filed in the "Wollersheim vs. Church of Scientology of California" case. Vaughn covers the role of the Sea Organization (sometimes called SEA ORG or SO) and how David Miscavige has controlled it since 1982.
Mr. Young passed away on 15 June 2003 after a few years of battling his prostate cancer. He will be missed by many
Affidavit of 25 May 1982. Filed in the LaVenda van Schaick case (see below). Concerns the confidence of PC folder contents.
Affidavit of 26 Sep 1989.
- Affidavit of 27 Jul 1998. From this site in HTML or PDF . HTML mirrors in Switzerland (German translation) or the U.S.
- Declaration of Jesse Prince in support of Dennis Erlich's motion for reconsideration 17.03.99
From this site or the Netherlands
- Declaration of Jesse Prince for the Raul Lopez case 21.06.99
From this site or the Netherlands
- Couple of Declaration of Jesse Prince in Lawrence Wollersheim v. Church of Scientology of California
- Jesse describes his career inside Scientology and why he has now come forward to tell the truth even though he'd be opening himself up for attacks from Scientology. 27.07.98 - From this site or the Netherlands
- Jesse Prince on the actions Scientology took to derail the Wollersheim lawsuit including destruction of evidence and shifting assets to other corporate entities in order to foil collection of judgements. June 1999 - From this site or the Netherlands
- Supplemental declaration of Jesse Prince, dated December 1999. Jesse describes the heirerachy of Scientology's Sea Org and the explains the events of the San Francisco Mission Holder's Confereren - From this site or the Netherlands
Affidavit of 1 November 1991. Heisig was a PI hired by Scientology to Discredit competitor Werner Erhard & EST
Maria was defrauded out of $2 million before she finally left Scientology. She issued a few declarations ( Italian and German translations) and had a few video interviews ( US or Dutch mirror) describing her life as a scientologist and the loss of her daughter.
- Declaration of February 14, 2001. Maria tells how she joined Scientology after her daughter entered Scientology's drug rehab program, Narconon, and wound up in Scientology's Sea Organization. (note that Scientology uses the same 'method' in its "Second Chance" program. It is believed that Scientology uses this fairly recent name to escape all the bad truthful information on Narconon which is on the Internet)
- Declaration of January 19, 2001. Maria explains how Scientology used high pressure tactics to defraud her out of $2 million.
- Declaration of January 19, 2001. Shortly after the death of her daughter and her mother, Maria found herself being pressured to donate a large sum of money to Scientology by Senior Supervisors who refused to leave her home until she gave them money.
Ex-Scientologist Woodcraft family shares colorful and at times shocking details of life in the Sea Org as adult, teenager, and very young child. On 24 January 2001 they executed a few declarations
- Declaration of Astra Woodcraft covers her formative childhood and teenage years
From this site or mirror
- Declaration of Zoe Woodcraft on how life realy is for children raised in the Sea Org
From this site or mirror
- Declaration one of Lawrence Woodcraft regarding "blue" asbestos aboard the Freewinds
From this site or mirror (german translation)
- Declaration two of Lawrence Woodcraft about his experiences in Scientology
From this site or mirror
Affidavit of 4 February 2001 . Sarah is a Scientologist who knew Zoe Woodcraft. She was enlisted by Scientology to write an affidavit to counter the charges Zoe raised. From this site or Dutch mirror
Declaration of 11 October 1998 in support of Keith Henson's appeal of RTC v. Henson. This Declaration describes Charlotte's experience with fraudulent medical claims in Scientology, and helps to illustrate why it is so necessary that people inform and warn the public about the dangers of such practices. From this site
Affidavit of August 1989. I have spent countless hours analyzing the effects of Scientology and the stories of LRH. My experience with the Church shows the malevolent side of the group. My benevolence was exploited. I am concerned with the repercussions of exposing myself, because I know the Church is a powerful and wealthy organization, but the truth must be made known.
Affidavit of April 1997, filed in "Wollersheim IV".
Declaration of 2 Apr 1986. It deals with the suicide of Flo Barnett (David Miscavige's mother-in-law) and with the likelihood that NOTs had leaked from the Scientology organization already quite early.
Affidavit of probably early 1982. The affidavit was filed in a case where Mrs. Schaick tried to get compensation from the Church of Scientology. She finally settled for US$ 150000.
- Statment of 08 August 1989.
"I was in Scientology for 19 years from March 1965 to August 1984. The majority of those years, particularly the last 10 were filled with great emotional, mental and physical trauma."
- Revised Declaration of Hana Whitfield Re Motion for Costs, 4 April 1994
This is the longest ever of all declarations. Has some very good facts and analysis and it's a frightening read.
- Hana Whitfield also testified in 2002 in the Lisa McPherson case on 16 July 2002. Morning Session and Afternoon Session
- A very moving and from-the-heart affidavit fom Lawrence Wollersheim, 4 February 1980 revised for a general audience, April-May, 1993.
- Second affidavit of Wollersheim in RTC vs. Lerma. Late 1995.
- Affidavit of February 1997.
- Affidavit of April 1997. Filed in "Wollersheim IV". Gives an overview over the various "Scientology vs. Wollersheim" lawsuits.
Affidavit of 29 Aug 1989.
Affidavit of 10 Aug 1989.
- Declaration of 23 November 1993. Stacy gives background on her positions in Scientology's Sea Organization including her post as editor of Scientology's Freedom Magazine. Stacy describes in great detail Scientology's Office of Special Affairs (formerly the Guardian's Office) and their use of Fair Game to attack critics. HTML or PDF
- Declaration of 10 December 1993 . Stacy tells how David Miscavige controles Scientology.
From this site in PDF
- First declaration of Stacy Young , from 1993 or 1994. It was filed in the "Church of Scientology vs. Fishman & Geertz" case.
From this site or a French translation.
- Second declaration of Stacy Young , 4 Apr 1994 . Filed in the same trial.
From this site or a French translatoin
- Declaration by Stacy of 14 December 1994 countering the Rinder declaration.of 27 October 1994
- Declaration of 13 March of 1997 (PDF ) .Stacy describes how Scientology moves it's assets from one division to another to avoid paying fines after losing cases in court.
From this site or a French translatoin
- After Stacy Brooks (Young) and Bob Minton had settlement meetings with Scientology, she issued recanting affidavits in the Dandar Disqualification Hearing.
From this site her affidavits of April 17, 2002 and April 29, 2002
Affidavit of January, 2001 (Revised: February, 2003). Tory was "in" for 30 years but got out a couple of years ago.
"Scientology now has numerous signs all over their "Churches" stating "Scientology does not cure people and IF you have a medical problem, to go see a Doctor". However, in truth they were still implying that all I needed was "The next level" to finally "handle" (their word for get rid of) Epilepsy."
Declaration of 03 April 1985 ( mirror). William Wagner Franks, alias Bill Franks, was the former "Executive Director International" of Scientology. More recently in 2002 he testified in the Dandar disqualification hearing before Judge Schaeffer that had to do with the Lisa McPherson case.
Affidavit of 14 April 1993 ( PDF ). Sam remembers how L. Ron Hubbard said: "You don't get rich writing science fiction. If you want to get rich, you start a religion."
Dentist Turbyne explains how a Scientology front group, Sterling Management Systems, lured him into Scientology.
"To cut to the chase, Sterling's staff did, indeed, succeed in recruiting me for Scientology programs at the Church of Scientology of Orange County. And while I was there, I was required to do an Ups And Downs course: it was exactly the same as the course at Sterling!"
- In her declaration of 12 April 2001, Tera discusses how, as a staff member, she was pressured to have an abortion and she shares what she observed in regard to the importance Scientology gives to families. Perhaps the most disheartenting part of Tera's declaration, however, is where Tera discusses how Sea Org children are actually raised.
- Declaration of Ed Hattaway, 26 February 2001. Chiropractor Ed was sucked into Scientology via World Institute of Scientology Enterprises (WISE) company David Singer Enterprises and lost his home, office and all of the equipment. Just like many other young chiropractors and dentists who are preyed upon by Scientology , he too felt his education didn't give him enough business training and went out looking for that.
After dentist Robert Geary and his wife were lured into Scientology by Sterling Management Systems, they spent between May and October of 1988 approximately $180,000 for Sientology services.
"The next day after having returned home from the introductory seminar, I received a telephone call from a Sterling representative who inquired as to whether any "suppressive persons" were trying to talk me out of attending the seminar. The Sterling representative kept up a regular contact with me in order to assure that I stayed on course to attend their seminar in Glendale, California. A personality profile and field questionaire were sent for my wife, staff to fill out prior to the course."
29 August 1989 affidavit of Kathy who was in Scientology for about four years. She tells how things were at the Elmira Mission. Pressured out of $60,000 - working several jobs at once to pay for the debt. Threats to to split up couples and being discouraged from having children, which would take time and money away from Scientology.
"Paradoxically, the deeper I got into Scientology, the happier I told myself I was (especially after all I had invested), but the truth was that I was living in pure hell, and I could have admitted it then and there if I thought it was safe enough to do so."
See also the FACTnet collection and the former LMT collection for more affidavits. |
