Scientology leader David Miscavige goes into hiding after child labor lawsuit

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Thanks to prominent members like Tom Cruise (60) or John Travolta (69), Scientology is known all over the world. The religious movement believes in reincarnation and preserving memories of past lives. The millions of members are led by David Miscavige (63). At the age of 26, he took over the cult from founder L. Ron Hubbard (1911-1986).

Miscavige, as the head of Scientology, never hid from the public. However, the 63-year-old has not been found for a few months. The reason for this is likely the charges filed against him by three former cult members, as reported by the New York Post.

27 visits by bailiffs

The three plaintiffs are former members of Scientology. Valeska Paris and the couple Gawain and Laura Paxter turned their backs on the sect more than ten years ago. Then, last year, they filed a lawsuit against Leader Miscavige. The accusation: they were pushed into the cult as children. Moreover, they would have had to work there for next to no pay until they reached adulthood.

However, her lawsuit never reached Miscavige. According to the plaintiffs’ lawyers, bailiffs tried 27 times to serve the lawsuit on Miscavige, without success. The lawsuit would have been sent both to Los Angeles, where the religious movement has numerous members, and to Scientology’s headquarters in Clearwater, Florida. However, the security personnel there always rejected the documents because they did not know where he was.

The founder of the sect was also a fugitive

Scientology experts see some parallels in David Miscavige’s behavior with that of cult founder Hubbard. He too has been on the run from the government over years of lawsuits and lawsuits. Until his death, he never lived in the same place for long and always surrounded himself with guards.

It is also unknown where Shelly, David Miscavige’s wife, is or if she is still alive. She was last seen in public in August 2007. She is believed to live in a heavily guarded and isolated Church of Scientology building in Twin Peaks, California. (obf)

Source: Blick