Women who accused the That ‘70s Show actor and prominent Scientologist of rape say Scientology helped silence them while they were in the church
The Church of Scientology itself complained bitterly about the inclusion of its policies in the trial in a statement it released that afternoon.
Former Scientologists said in court that it was drilled into them: They could never go to police about other Scientologists, but instead should report any crimes to Scientology’s own internal “justice” structure. “And the representation of the chess piece hitting the stone, what did that represent?” Mueller asked her.
Like Jane Doe 3, she testified that she was told by a Scientology “Master-at-Arms” not to use the word “rape,” and she was warned about keeping any allegations within the church. She too was given a “demo kit” so she could demonstrate by modeling with clay and with small trinkets that she understood the consequences of going to the police.“What section did he want you to demo?” asked Mueller.“Did you have an understanding of that before?” Mueller queried.
It’s a policy written by [Scientology founder L. Ron] Hubbard, which refers to the fact that Scientology or a staffer or member of the Sea Org is in good standing and doing what is expected of them, then they have ethics protection. And if a report is received on them it should be “filed with a yawn.”File it in a person’s ethics file and take no further action.
On November 8, during the first trial, the prosecution revealed that Presley was willing to testify, and had submitted a statement to the DA’s office. According to Deputy DA Mueller, Presley was prepared to testify that in 2004 she had been instructed by the Church of Scientology to talk to Jane Doe 1, her close friend, and convince her not to take her allegations about Masterson to the LAPD.
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