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Lawsuit claims Church of Scientology violated child labor and wage laws

Title: Lawsuit claims Church of Scientology violated child labor and wage laws
Date: Saturday, 5 March 2011
Publisher: St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Authors: Thomas C. Tobin, Joe Childs
Main source: tampabay.com
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A runaway from the Church of Scientology's restrictive religious order, the Sea Org, alleges in two lawsuits filed Friday that the church violated California laws regulating child labor, wages and school attendance. Daniel Montalvo, who turns 20 today, also contends his parents, who remain in the Sea Org, neglected him and breached their duty to protect him from harm by ceding his care to the church. Church spokesman Tommy Davis said Friday night the church had not been served with the ... [Read the rest at tampabay.com]