A recently resurfaced witness statement submitted by a Scientology official to the Independent Inquiry on Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) admits the controversial Church were aware of a case of child sexual abuse within it’s UK chapters and that the victim was forced to “deal with her own guilt about what had happened”.
A leaked document has revealed the Church of Scientology have raised in excess of $50 million (£37 million GBP) for the refurbishment of their next ‘Ideal Org’ in Manchester, with work now underway and a ‘Command Team’ shipped in from the US to recruit new staff.
In response to a recent Scientology advertising campaign on the London Underground network a group of ex-Scientologists have hit back, replacing the ads with their own at one of the city’s busiest tube stations.
Scientology officials were out in full force on Tuesday at East Grinstead’s annual town meeting in a desperate attempt to schmooze local councillors amid growing concern among locals about the group’s influence on the town.
The United Kingdom’s third largest newspaper has criticised the Church of Scientology for the “barrage of abuse” it has directed at protestors in a double-page exposé.
East Grinstead Town Council have once again refused to meet with local residents who claim they were abused at the Church of Scientology’s headquarters in the town and are concerned about their close relationship with the Mayor and other Councillors.
To celebrate the new year the Church of Scientology’s UK headquarters, Saint Hill, sent parishioners a ‘year in review’ newsletter with statistics evidencing their slow decline and struggle to attract new members.
Neville Chamberlin was one of the first 19 members of Scientology’s ‘Sea Organisation’, auditing top executives including L. Ron Hubbard himself.
The UK’s only Scientology school has lost 25% of its students after having their visa-granting status revoked and an inspection flagged serious safeguarding concerns.
TFL has issued an apology for causing offence by allowing three Scientology billboards to be displayed at Tottenham Court Road Underground station, but denied the campaign broke advertising rules.
