Three Scientology defectors sue church leader David Miscavige claiming they were trafficked as kids and forced into labor on ships
Gawain Baxter, his wife Laura and Valeska Paris are suing the church in Florida. They say they grew up on the church's ships in the Caribbean and were abused. At the age of six, Gawain signed a contract pledging 'one billion years' of service and work to the church. He had been given to the church's nursery when he was just two months old.
All three told how they were sent to Sea Org ships when they were children. They were forced to clean the ships and perform other manual labor for little or no money. Paris says she was repeatedly sexually abused by supervisors on her boat. She claims punishments also included being locked in a 100F engine room for 48 hours at a time.
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