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Defectors say Church of Scientology hides abuse

Title: Defectors say Church of Scientology hides abuse
Date: Saturday, 6 March 2010
Publisher: New York Times
Author: Laurie Goodstein
Main source: nytimes.com
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CLEARWATER, Fla. — Raised as Scientologists, Christie King Collbran and her husband, Chris, were recruited as teenagers to work for the elite corps of staff members who keep the Church of Scientology running, known as the Sea Organization, or Sea Org. They signed a contract for a billion years — in keeping with the church’s belief that Scientologists are immortal. They worked seven days a week, often on little sleep, for sporadic paychecks of $50 a week, at most. But after ... [Read the rest at nytimes.com]