More Ex-Scientology Members Come Foward To Recount David Miscavige's Felonious Reign Of Terror
We recently reported on a four part series from the St. Petersburg Times which was called the Truth Rundown.
The series featured first-hand accounts from four ex-Scientology members who were former top executives in the cult. They came forward to tell their stories of beatings, mind control, "over-boarding" and a sadistic game of musical chairs headed up by Scientology cult leader David Miscavige.
In the wake of that ground-breaking report, this Sunday's SP Times delivered another round of body-blows to the embattled cult and its violent leader, David Miscavige. Eleven more ex-Scientology staffers have come forward with their stories of more beatings, abuse and family disconnection, as well as a host of eye-witness accounts corroborating the details given in the first series. While we deeply encourage you to read the full report, we will warn you, it is very difficult to read these first-hand accounts of abuse and violence perpetrated by David Miscavige.
Jackie Wolf, Gary Morehead, Steven Hall and Mark Fisher are ex-staffers from within the Church of Scientology. These individuals were inspired by the SP Time's coverage of the last four top executives who risked harsh and litigious retributions to share their experience, and have come forward themselves with more harrowing reports.
Also Jeff Hawkins, Bruce Hines, Shelly Corrias, Russ Williams, Mark and Claire Headley were all quoted in the SP Times article. These people were in the cult for decades and their stories are rife with more beatings, and accounts of the "RPF". The RPF stands for Rehabilitation Project Force. It is a punishment given to Sea Org members for perceived slights against the Church or its leader, David Miscavige, these individuals are termed "out ethics".
Sea Org members can be put on the RPF for the smallest infractions, such as disagreeing with David Miscavige, not reaching your "quota", or simply being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Once placed in the RPF, your life in the Sea Org, which by all accounts is already miserable, becomes exceedingly worse. You are forced to run everywhere at all times, you eat a lesser quality of food, you must wear black t-shirts so as to identify your lowered status and other members can not speak to you and you can't speak unless spoken to. Humiliation and breaking one's spirit are big components of the RPF and sadly, we are only merely skimming the surface of the RPF. There is even an RPF to the RPF - we can only begin to imagine the tragic life of those who are forced to endure this outcast life on the fringes of the cult's secret world. There are reports of over boarding and a practice called the "Cause Resurgence Rundown.'' Cult defectors Marty Rathbun and Mike Rinder were quoted in the SP Times Article about this cruel regimen:
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