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I just saw the full season two opening episode.
Shocking! Devastating! Necessary--to be seen by the world.
I had to go back and
re-watch and write down (verbatim) certain portions of the program, because the
inconsistencies in the cult's lies was both astonishing and profoundly incriminating!
1) At the very beginning of the show AND also at the ending (58 minutes) minutes the following copy appeared on screen: "The Church of Scientology challenges the credibility of the contributors appearing in the program and their statements".
2) At the very beginning of the show the following copy appeared on screen: "As of the airing of this episode, the Church of Scientology has not agreed to participate."
3) At 24 minutes the following copy appeared on screen: "The Church objects to our refusal to provide the name of Saina's alleged abuser."
4) At 24 minutes the following copy appeared on screen: The Church claims that it "abides by any and all legal requirements to law enforcement authorities in instances where non-privileged information comes to our attention of child abuse, including illegal sexual activity between an adult and a minor."
5) At 40 minutes the following copy appeared on screen: "In 2001 Miriam began working out of the same Sea Org office as her father."
6) At 42 minutes the following copy appeared on screen: "Miriam's mother signed an affidavit 20 days before the airing of this program in which she said that she didn't learn of Miriam's abuse until 1998, and that when she did, she divorced Miriam's father."
COMMENTS:
[#1, above]:
The COS challenges the credibility of contributors and their statements? This cannot be true because the "contributors" includes: a) the two former Sea Org members who gave their testimonials. b) A third Sea Org member, Miriam's mother, who openly confessed that she learned of the sexual abuse in 1998! (see #6, above). c) A fourth Sea Org member, Miriam's father, confessed the sexual abuse to his auditor and case supervisor. He also confessed to Miriam herself, asking her to "forgive him" and to "act normal" (hide the crime). d) Miriam's auditor and a large number of other Sea Org members knew about the sexual abuse and they went about the job of "handling" the father, "handling" the mother and "handling" Miriam. Therefore, all these parties were
consistent in their actions and statements--so how can there be a "credibility" problem?
[#2, above]:
Scientology refuses to appear on the show, rebut the devastating charges and/or participate in any way. They are not even up to going on the show and lying. Instead the COS management cowers in hiding, issuing blanket and very generalized denials. When has there ever been a multi-billion dollar organization of any kind that did not have a CEO respond, did not have a spokesperson respond, or (minimally) hire a lawyer and pay them to respond, in order to try to set the record straight? Never.
[#3, above]:
The Church objects that is not being told about the 2nd pedophile. Misdirection! Why would they have any reason or standing to object? What did they do in the 1990s when they learned the identity of Miriam's father as a serial pedophile? They did
nothing to protect a young girl--they only masterminded an unthinkably evil coverup to protect themselves. That is, in fact, why they "objected". Because the COS desperately wanted to know who the pedophile was so they could cover it up. Their only concern was their own "PR" and it meant nothing to literally sacrifice a child, destroying their life in the process, to
protect a pedophile preying on small kids in their own organization.
[#4, above]:
Pure weasel language & ambiguity intended to deflect, confuse and misdirect--obviously crafted by the cult's attorneys. They are only obligated to report pedophilia if there is a "
legal requirement" to report it? They are only responsible to report pedophilia on "
non privileged" information? They are only required to report it if it "
comes to their attention"? Whose attention? So, if it doesn't come to the attention of "management" (COB) then they don't have to report it--because auditors, case supervisors and ethics officers are "not management"? They don't have to report pedophilia unless it is "
illegal sexual activity between an adult and a minor"? So, there is sexual activity between an adult and a minor that might be legal? It's all just rhetorical smokescreens to avoid the glaring fact that MANY in the Sea Org knew of the sexual predation and did nothing about it except desperately try to cover it up and further intimidate and victimize the abused children.
[#5 and #6, above]:
This by far the most damning and incriminating! Miriam's mother confesses that she knew her child was being sexually molested by a serial pedophile as early as 1998. Yet she did absolutely NOTHING to try to stop it. She divorced the pedophile, she proudly proclaims, as if the problem has something to do with
her! The mother allowed the abuse to continue against her daughter, saying/doing nothing in 2001 about the fact that Miriam was ordered to work in the immediate offices of the pedophile that had terrorized her for years.