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GRAHAM E. BERRY,
State Bar No. 128503
[Filed Concurrently with Declaration of Graham E. Berry dated January 3, 1994} I, Stacy Young, declare as follows: 1. I have been retained
by Dr. Geertz's counsel, Graham Berry, as an expert consultant in this
litigation and have been designated as one of Dr. Geertz's experts to
testify at trial herein. The statements herein are of my personal knowledge
or reasonably based on information and belief, and if called upon as a
witness, I can testify competently thereto. 2. This declaration is submitted in connection with defendant Dr. Uwe Geertz's opposition to plaintiffs' motions for protective order regarding the taking of certain depositions in this litigation. 3. I was a member
of the Church of Scientology for more than 14 years, from January 1975
until July 1989. From October 1975 until I left, I was a member of the
Sea Organization, the most dedicated group of Scientologists in the entire
organization. I spent most of my time from 1978 until 1989 in a highly
confidential section of Scientology management which was known as the
Guardian Office until 1982 and is today called the Office of Special Affairs.
This section of Scientology is responsible for dealing with all external
public relations, all matters relating to civil litigation or criminal
matters, all governmental relations such as the IRS, and all critics of
Scientology. 4. During my tenure
in Scientology I acquired extensive knowledge of the Scientology counseling
methods known as auditing, the methods of training staff members and public
Scientologists, the methods of dealing with non-Scientologists (known
as "external publics") and former Scientologists and/or critics,
known as enemies or suppressives, and the administrative and management
procedures of the organization. 5. My first experience
with Scientology was at the Mission of Atlanta, Georgia, where I attended
a series of introductory lectures about the mind. I received some basic
auditing and took several basic courses. 6. I joined the Sea
Organization ("Sea Org," or "SO") at the Advanced
Organization in Los Angeles ("AOLA") in October 1975. To become
a Sea Org or SO member one must sign a billion-year contract to confirm
one's dedication to Scientology and "clearing the planet" (see
explanation below). 7. All staff members
involved in delivering the confidential upper levels of Scientology auditing
and all staff members involved in Scientology management must be members
of the Sea Org. They live communally and are under the absolute authority
of the Sea Org command lines 24 hours a day. I was paid $24 per week -
when I was paid. 8. The Sea Org has
total authority over all Scientology and Scientology-related organizations,
including all nonprofit and for-profit corporations. It cuts across all
corporate boundaries and can take over any Scientology organization without
notice. Any Scientologist who refuses to submit to Sea Org authority is
declared a"suppressive person" and expelled from Scientology.
10. The route out
of the physical universe trap is called "The Bridge to Total Freedom."
Every Scientologist is at one stage or another on this Bridge, and they
are expected to get everyone else on this Bridge as well. The idea is
for everyone on Earth to get exterior to the physical universe. The only
people who aren't included are "suppressives," meaning those
who have been critical of Scientology. Suppressives don't deserve to go
free. Hubbard did not consider that suppressives should be allowed to
go free. 11. The Bridge is
composed of a series of auditing processes, an auditing process being
a set of specific questions and commands. The person who asks these questions
and delivers these commands is called the "auditor." The person
who answers the questions and carries out the commands is the "preclear,"
since the first major milestone on the Bridge is called "going Clear."
After one attests to the state of Clear, one moves on to the confidential
upper levels of auditing known as the "Operating Thetan" or
"OT levels" ("thetan" being Hubbard's term for the
person without his or her body). 12. At the level
of OT 3, one is allowed access to handwritten notes by Hubbard which detail
a terrible disaster that happened in this sector of the universe 75 million
years ago. The head of the Galactic Fedgration, whose name was Xenu, solved
a massive overpopulation problem by rounding up billions upon billions
of people and transporting them in blocks of ice to several volcanoes
on Earth, which was known as Teegeeack at the time. They were dumped near
the volcanoes and subjected to H-bomb explosions. At the same time, they
were subjected to a series of images which were electronically driven,
or "implanted," into their minds. After the "implant"
was completed, these disembodied beings were transported to Hawaii and
Las Palmas where they were packaged up into "clusters." Attached
hereto as exhibit "I" is a COPY of the OT 3 materials. 13. According to
Hubbard, the OT3 implant is rigged to kill anyone who finds out about
it before they have received the lower levels of Scientology processing.
Needless to say, it is a major revelation to discover that one is covered
from head to foot with these disembodied beings, called "body thetans"
or "BTs" in Scientology. One has literally millions, or even
billions of these BTs, and they have to be audited on very precise processes
to get them to wake up and disengage themselves (or "blow")
from the person's body. The idea is that once all of these BTs have been
gotten rid of, one will be able to exteriorize from the body at will.
These BTs can cause illness and even insanity if they become upset, so
it is important to get rid of them as quickly as possible and to make
sure one has done a very thorough job of it. 15. In 1977 I was
posted as Interne Supervisor at AOLA. In this capacity I supervised auditors
in-training, known as internes, to certify them as qualified professional
auditors. To perform this function I had to understand auditing procedures
precisely, from the most basic processes to the advanced processes and
procedures of Class 6 and Class 8, which are advanced levels of expertise,
so that I could recognize whether or not the internes were conducting
themselves as proper auditors. 16. As a result of
my experiences at AOLA I acquired a high level of expertise as a "tech
terminal," meaning one who is knowledgeable about the technical application
of Scientology auditing and training methods. 18. Because of my
technical background, I was posted as the Organizing Officer ("Org
Officer") for the Public Relations Bureau and, later, as the Org
Officer for the entire Guardian's Office. As the Org Officer my Eunctions
included the handling of all personnel and organizational matters, such
as correcting a staff member who made mistakes, taking care of staff members
who were sick or upset or in trouble, recruiting new people for staff,
and promoting or demoting staff members as needed. I was also responsible
for the establishment and proper administration of all the Guardian's
Office personnel throughout the United States. Because the Guardian's
Office oversaw certain aspects of the administration of all other Scientology
organizations, I became very familiar with the overall structure of Scientology
and how the various organizations interact with each
other and with the outside world. 19. In early 1982
I was assigned to a unit known as Special Project as a Public Relations
Assistant under my husband, Robert Vaughn Young. In this position I became
familiar with the L. Ron Hubbard archives material, which was the complete
collection of all of Hubbard's personal papers, including diaries, letters,
and notes that he had kept from a very early age. 20. Several months
later Special Project became what is now Author Services, Inc, a for-profit
company whose ostensible purpose was to be L. Ron Hubbard's literary agency.
I was taken out of public relations and made the Organizing Officer for
ASI in April 1982. In this position I worked directly for David Miscavige,
who was Chairman of the Board of AS1 ("COB ASI"), to carry out
his orders concerning the staff of ASI. 21. David Miscavige,
known as DM, has been the head of Scientology since 1981. His loyalty
to L. Ron Hubbard and Scientology is absolute, and he is utterly ruthless
about maintaining his power. He moved the seat of power from ASI to the
(RTC) in 1987, during a period of time when the IRS was investigating
ASI's ties to the nonprofit corporations of Scientology. At that point
he appointed himself Chairman of the Board of RTC, which is his current
title. 22. Although ASI
was established as a for-profit, non-religious corporation, in reality
while DM was COB AS1 the staff of AS1 ran the entire Scientology network.
ASI had complete control over the management of all Scientology orgs and
missions, all Office of Special Affairs activities, all transfers of funds
between church accounts and LRH accounts, every aspect of the life of
anyone who was a Scientologist, whether staff or public. These powers
were moved to RTC in 1987, as explained above. 23. Because of my experience in ASI I am familiar with the day-to-day activities and procedures of the highest levels of management of Scientology. 24. I have firsthand knowledge of the establishment of the corporate structure of Scientology as it now exists, having worked with the staff who were responsible for creating it. The purpose of this activity was to create an impenetrable, legally defensible network of corporations such that neither the IRS nor any other legitimate agency of government could "pierce the corporate veil" of Scientology organizations, thereby freeing Scientology management to transfer funds between organizations without concern for the law. 25. I am also familiar
with the absolute authority which the highest levels of Scientology management
exercise over every aspect of Scientology and,Scientology-related organizations,
whether "church" or "secular," and the ruthlessness
with which any sign of disloyalty or disaffection is handled. 27. As a result of
this experience I am familiar with the absolute control which the highest
levels of Scientology management have over the behavior and thought processes
of every Sea Org member. There is only one way for a good Sea Org member
to behave and think, and any deviation from this is punished immediately
and severely. In turn, it is the responsibility of all members of Sea
Org management to bring about the same pattern of behavior and thought
in all Scientologists under their authority, regardless of whether those
under their authority are part of the "church" or the various
"secular" arms of Scientology. This distinction means lothing
within Scientology; it was created purely to facilitate dissemination
of Scientology and to fend off Scientology's "enemies," such
as the IRS. 29. In August 1984
I was transferred back to the PR Division of the Guardian's Office, which
by that time had been renamed the Office Of Special Affairs. My primary
functions were as a writer and editor for FREEDOM Magazine, a Scientology
publication created to serve as a vehicle for attacking individuals and
groups who were perceived as threats to Scientology. I also wrote articles
for other Scientology publications. 30. As a result of
my experience as a writer for these different Scientology publications,
I am familiar with Scientology's practice of changing its story for whatever
public it is trying to manipulate. Often I rewrote the same basic story
for each publication, completely changing the wording and overall thrust
of the story to appeal to the different publics that were going to read
it. 31. As a writer in
OSA I was also responsible for writing rebuttals of negative stories about
Scientology that were published in various newspapers across the country.
I was also assigned to write rebuttals of books that were published that
were negative about Hubbard and Scientology. As a result of this work
I became very familiar with the policies and practices of Scientology
with regard to individuals and groups that criticize the organization.
I have personal knowledge that the practices which were formerly called
"Fair Game" continue to be employed, although the term "Fair
Game" is no longer used. These tactics are laid out in many of the
key policies that are studied and applied by staff of OSA. 33. As a result
of my experiences in Scientology I am qualified to discuss the policies,
procedures and practices of this organization, including the treatment
Steven Fishman received at the
hands of this organization. 34. I have read Steven
Fishman's book, The Lonesome Squirrel, and I have reviewed his testimony
up to his sentencing. I have viewed a 1981 videotape of Fishman under
hypnosis by Dr. Uwe Geertz, and I have viewed a 1989 videotape of Fishman
being interviewed by his attorney Mark Nurik and Dr. Richard Ofshe in
Fishman's home in Florida. Based on the review of these materials and
my knowledge and experience in Scientology, I do not believe there is
any doubt that Steven Fishman was driven to a psychotic break (known in
Scientology as "Type 3 PTS," a term which I will explain below)
by Scientologists, either deliberately or through greed and gross negligence
of his welfare. 35. It is utterly
forbidden for anyone with a serious psychiatric background, including
an extensive history of hypnosis such as Fishman had, to be allowed to
have any Scientology processing at all. Attached herto as Exhibit "2"
is a copy of Hubbard Communication policy letter entitled "Illegal
PCs. Accemre of High Crime PL. I have been advised by Mr. Berry that it
was well known by Scientology operatives that Fishman was not eligible
for processing because of his history of therapy with Dr. Uwe Geertz;
yet he was induced to buy more than $100,000 worth of Scientology books,
written materials and prints, clearly being led to believe that he would
be welcomed into the privileged circle of dedicated Scientologists. 36. Furthermore,
he was also induced to purchase three E-meters (electro-psychometers),
the device used in Scientology audinting. E-meters are not used for anything
else but auditing, and they are not supposed to be sold to anyone without
proof that they are in training as an auditor. 37. But in the Scientology world there is a thing called statistics, and Fishman was an unsuspecting victim of this system. Every single staff member in a Scientology organization has a statistic which measures his or her production. These statistics are reported every Thursday to International Management in CSI. For Scientology staff members, their lives virtually revolve around making sure their statistics are rising every week. Many things depend upon this. If their stats are down they may not be paid that week. They may not be allowed to spend any time with their spouse or children. They may not be allowed any time off at all, and since they already work as much as 14 to 18 hours a day, one day or even half a day off becomes very important, even if it is only enough time to do laundry. If their stats continue to go down over a period of time, they risk being assigned to the Rehabilitation Project Force or "RPF," which is a Scientology prison camp. Needless to say, people can become quite desperate under these circumstances, and they will do just about anything to get their statistics up. 38. Nowhere in Scientology
is the push for statistics more frenzied than in the departments responsible
for bringing money into the organization. Unfortunately Fishman appears
to have been 39. To understand how this could have occurred it is necessary to explain briefly how Scientology processing works. In essence, the theory behind auditing is that by confronting painful incidents in the past one can free up mental energy that has been locked up in these painful memories. L. Ron Hubbard created many auditing processes which are supposed to help an individual achieve greater sanity. But he made it clear that the processes must be done in a precise way with no deviation. There are severe penalties for anyone who deviates from the standard procedures. Hubbard made it clear that it can be very harmful psychologically and even physically to deviate from these procedures. 40. Certain situations
can cause a person to have trouble in auditing. The most serious thing
that can hinder a person's progress up the "Bridge to Total Freedom"
(as the exact series of auditing processes is known) is becoming a Potential
Trouble Source, or PTS. A PTS is someone who is being suppressed in some
way by another person or entity. 42. Steve Fishman was labelled Type A, which is "persons intimately connected with persons (such as marital or familial ties) of known antagonism to mental or spiritual treatment or Scientology." He was also labelled Type C, which is "persons who have ever threatened to sue or embarrass or attack or who have publicly attacked Scientology or been a party to an attack and all their immediate families should never be accepted for processing". Fishman was labelled Type C because he had paid a large amount of money for a set of Hubbard's taped lectures which he had never received, and he had threatened to sue CSI after trying for months to get his money back. (In Scientology one is never supposed to step outside of the Scientology "justice system"; anyone who does so, such as by filing a police complaint or a civil suit, is immediately disqualified for Scientology services.) 43. Furthermore,
because of his background of hypnosis, Fishman could never be eligible
for Scientology services. 44. Despite the fact that he was declared PTS A and C, and that it was known he had an extensive history of hypnosis by a psychologist, thereby barring him permanently from Scientology auditing and training, Fishman was sold over $100,000 of Scientology materials, including a huge collection of tape recorded lectures by Hubbard (which are not supposed to be listened to until one reaches a certain level of Scientology training), packs of material that are only supposed to be seen by people in certain staff positions, and, what is most shocking, three E-meters, one of which was specifically designed for use by auditors on the confidential upper levels of auditing. It is specifically designed for use in solo auditing, which is auditing of oneself. It is clear from his videotaped interview that this is precisely what Fishman used it for. 45. This created an explosive situation, one which clearly could lead to a psychotic break in Fishman. Even as recently as September 1993, Ray Mithoff, Inspector General for Technology, the most senior Scientology technical expert in the world, supervised the auditing of a person in England who had had a psychotic break as a result of her experiences with Scientology. A CODY of Scientologv's report on this incident is attached hereto as exhibit 46. This person
had a psychiatric history, and the mixing of psychiatric techniques with
those of Scientology had caused the psychotic episode. So it was obviously
known that Fishman risked a Type 3 psychotic break if he were allowed
training or auditing, could yet he was sold thousands of dollars worth
of materials anyway, including an E-meter with a solo auditing capacity
permitting him to self audit. Thus, either intentionally or simply out
of greed and negligence, Scientology created a situation in which Fishman
would almost certainly suffer a psychotic break and become a Type
3 PTS, as explained below. 46. The types of
PTSness described earlier, Types A through J, relate to different types
of threat a person can pose to Scientology. There are also three types
of PTSness, known as Type 1, Type 2 and Type 3, which relate to a person's
own state of mind and physical health. A person will manifest PTSness
through a range of conditions, all the way from a minor cold to a more
serious illness (all illness is a sign of PTSness) to full-blown insanity.
All PTSness is the result of being connected to one or more suppressive
people, suppression being defined as "a harmful intention or action
against which one cannot fight back." A COW of a Hubbard Comminications
office Bulletina entitled "Seach and discovery" and describina
these PTS tvoes is attached hereto as Exhibit "5". 47. Type 1 PTS means that the suppressive person is actively suppressing the person in present time. To handle this a person is interviewed by someone who helps them spot who is suppressing them, whereupon the illness (a cold or whatever) is supposed to vanish. 48. Type 2 PTS means
that the person was connected to the suppressive person earlier, either
in this lifetime or an earlier lifetime (it might have been 150 years
ago, or 76 trillion years ago - whatever is real to the person). Someone
in present time reminds the person of the actual suppressive person, and
this is making the person sick. Curing Type 2 PTSness requires extensive
auditing, usually
on the PTS Rundown. 49. Type 3 PTS is
the Scientology term for a fullblown psychotic episode. It was my experience
in Scientology that when a person has a psychotic break they lose touch
with the real world and begin to hallucinate or imagine conversations,
events, people, and whole scenarios. Even after they recover they are
never sure what part of the experience was real and what they imagined.
50. The subject of
Type 3 PTS cases is one of the dark secrets of Scientology. No one is
supposed to talk about it outside of Scientology, and it is treated with
utmost security when someone becomes Type 3 PTS. The reason for this is
obvious: people are not supposed to be driven insane by Scientology, so
it would be a public relations nightmare to try to explain it. But more
importantly, the treatment of people who have psychotic breaks in Scientology
is a clear abuse of the mental health laws, and if such treatment were
brought to the attention of mental health officials there is little doubt
that Scientology would be subjected to public scrutiny for its practices
in this area. 51. A number of things
can trigger a psychotic break, or cause a person to "go Type 3,"
as they say in Scientology. In his first book, Dianetics: The Modern Science
of Mental Health, Hubbard's term for "mental voices" was "demon
circuits." Later he made it clear that what ils actually occurring
when someone has a psychotic break or "goes Type 3" is that
all of his body thetans or BTs have become upset and are all talking to
him at once. 52. In Fishman's
case, it is unclear whether he was driven to this state of mind purely
through fraudulent irresponsibility and negligence, or whether it was
done more deliberately, as described in the following Hubbard lectures.
53. In a number of taped lectures Hubbard said that a person could be driven insane through the deliberate application of what he called Black Dianetics. This is his term for a method in which the normally therapeutic methods of Dianetics and Scientology are reversed and the person is deliberately driven mad. 54. In a September 17, 1951, tape called "Some Notes on Black Dianetics," Hubbard stated:
A copy of the transcript of this taped lecture is attached hereto as exhibit 6. 55. It is possible
that such techniques were used on Fishman, first to induce him to break
the law for Scientology and then to try to get him to commit suicide,
leaving a note absolving the church of all responsibility. Having failed
to do this, church operatives could have deliberately driven him to the
point of a psychotic break.
57. In that same lecture Hubbard provided a blueprint for getting someone incarcerated, just as Fishman was, without anyone ever finding out that the person was set up:
58. In another tape called "The Complete Auditor, Part I," delivered on June 28, 1951, Hubbard said:
A Copy of the transcript
of this taped lecture is attached hereto as exhibit "7".
A copy of the transcipt
of this taped lecture is attached hereto as exhibit 8. 60. All of these instructions just quoted are part of the Scientology "scriptures." Every word Hubbard ever uttered is considered to be sacred doctrine, and Hubbard's instructions are taken quite literally by Scientologists. It would be entirely possible for Scientology operatives to take these instructions from Hubbard and use them to manipulate Fishman for their own ends. 61. Hubbard himself
ordered that "reverse processes" (or Black Dianetics) be run
on people he felt were particularly dangerous to Scientology. In a 1968
issue he declared several people fair game (meaning they could be lied
to, tricked or destroyed), and instructed that they be run on reverse
processes if they ever came into an org. Additionally. he ordered that
"Any Sea Org member contacting any of them is to use Auditing Process
R2-45." This was a reference to the use of a .45 semi-automatic pistol.
Hubbard defined R2-45 as a very fast way of getting someone exterior to
their body. A copy of this 'declare' is attached hereto as exhibit 9 (see
item 7). 63. In the tape "Some Notes on Black Dianetics," Hubbard himself described the dangers of self-auditing:
64. When I was in
Scientology I was assigned to keep watch over a young girl in her early
twenties who became Type 3 PTS after being forced to sever all communication
with her family, because they were upset about her involvement in Scientology.
This incident occurred in Hemet, California, at the international headquarters
of Scientology. 65. L. Ron Hubbard
wrote a series of issues detailing what to do when someone "goes
Type 3." These issues comprise what is called the Introspection Rundown,
a rundown being a series of specific actions to take to achieve a specific
result in Scientology processing. Hubbard felt that the Introspection
Rundown was a major breakthrough in the handling of psychosis, and that
people in mental institutions could be cured by following these steps.
A copy of the introsoection Rundonw is attached hereto as exhibit 10.
66. The first step
is to isolate the person completely from everyone except the people assigned
to watch over the person. This is called "Isolation Watch."
I was assigned to watch this girl, so I studied the issues to ensure I
would handle her correctly. We were not to say a word around her. She
was to have complete silence to allow her to calm down (to allow her body
thetans to go back to sleep, although she could not be told about this,
since she was not up to that level in her processing). This went on for
many days as she was in a serious psychotic incident. 67. She had no idea
who she was. One moment she would think she was a butterfly: the next
minute she would think she was Hubbard's daughter, Diana Hubbard. Then
she would think she was a dog, and she would bark and growl. We had to
be very careful to watch her so that she would not try to kill herself,
and we also had to be sure she did not get violent and hurt us or become
destructive of property. 68. She was never
referred to any mental health practitioner, because Scientologists believe
that all psychiatrists and psychotherapists are completely evil. Hubbard
preached the evils of psychiatry so thoroughly that no one in Scientology
would ever consider letting a mental health practitioner examine anyone,
even someone who is in the middle of a psychotic episode. See several
examples of Hubbard's writings on psychiatry attached hereto as Exhibit
11. This girl was not even given anything to calm her down except a mixture
of calcium and magnesium which was supposed to relax her and let her sleep.
It did not have that effect; this girl could hardly sleep at all and soon
became exhausted, which simply compounded the problem. 69. After several
weeks of this, the girl finally came out of the psychotic episode and
was immediately sent back to her family to avoid a negative public relations
situation or, possibly, a lawsuit.
70. A more serious
incident occurred when a staff member with extremely confidential knowledge
of the legal and corporate manueverings of Scientology became Type 3 PTS.
Her name was Cat Morrow and she had been part of a project called MCSS,
for Mission Corporate Categor Sort outthat was supposed to create a corporate
structure to protect Hubbard from civil or criminal action. Cat had information
about inurement to Hubbard and about a conspiracy within the church to
cover it up that would be disastrous if it were ever leaked. So when she
had a psychotic break it was of the utmost importance that the situation
be kept quiet. 71. Cat was taken
to the home of a wealthy Scientologist outside of Los Angeles. The house
was surrounded with woods and there were no other houses in sight. There
Cat was kept under 24 hour watch, known as "Isolation Watch"
because the person is isolated from everyone except those on the "watch."
Although I was not assigned to watch her, I was told that Cat became extremely
violent on several occasions, that she tried to jump through a plate glass
window, that she repeatedly said he wanted to kill herself, and that she
had no idea who she was or what she was doing. This went on for several
months. 72. I was told that
when Cat came out of the psychotic break she was audited on the Introspection
Rundown. This is a series of questions and procedures designed to get
the person to stop introspecting, based on Hubbard's belief that this
would cure the psychosis. On someone who is OT3, as Cat was, the Introspection
Rundown is audited on the body thetans that have gone out of control and
caused the psychotic break. The theory is that once these body thetans
are disengaged from the person's body, the person will be able to get
back in control of his or her own mind again. 73. Maggie Butterworth,
David Butterworth's wife, was usually assigned to supervise any Scientologist
in Los Angeles that had a psychotic break, and I believe that she was
in charge of Cat Morrow, in close liaison with Sandi Wilhere, a highly
trained case supervisor in CSI who is one of the most senior technical
experts in Scientology. 74. Cat Morrow's
case was particularly sensitive not only because of the information that
Cat had about the church's legal affairs but also because she was married
to Jim Morrow, one of the key people involved in dealing with the IRS.
Cat's psychosis could not be allowed to compromise Jim's position, so
her situation required the highest security. Normally a staff member who
goes Type 3 is routed off staff or sent to the RPF after coming out of
the psychotic episode, but because Cat had dealt with such sensitive material
she was quietly reassigned to a low security department where people could
keep an eye on her and make sure she remained loyal to Scientology. 75. A woman named
Dorothy Geary was driven into a psychotic episode under circumstances
very similar to Steven Fishman's in that she and her husband were coerced
into giving Scientology a tremendous amount of money for services they
would never receive. Her husband Robert, a dentist in Ohio, attended a
seminar given by Sterling Management Systems, which he later discovered
was a front for Scientology. Robert and Dorothy were both coerced into
buying Scientology training and processing after a Scientology "chaplain"
orchestrated a breach between them which threatened their marriage. Dorothy
was then coerced into going to San Francisco for processing, while her
husband flew back to Ohio to continue his dental practice. 76. While Dorothy was in San Francisco she was induced to buy nearly $100,000 worth of Scientology materials and services. She was so overwhelmed from the processing she received and the "hard sell" she experienced at the hands of Scientology salesman that after approximately one month she had a psychotic break. She did not know where she was and was completely out of her mind. Her husband helped her to get home, but then two Scientologists came to live at the Gearys' house to try to bring Dorothy out of the psychotic episode. However, the only "treatment" they provided consisted of taking Dorothy for long walks. 77. Finally they convinced Robert that Dorothy needed to fly back to San Francisco. Upon arriving in San Francisco, Dorothy was taken to a "mountain retreat," where no one else would see what was taking place. Dorothy was kept there for two weeks, while her husband had no idea where she was. Scientologists were
trying to induce Robert to buy more auditing while Dorothy was held in
San Francisco. 78. Dorothy had been
induced to buy boxes and boxes of Scientology books and materials, all
of which had been shipped to their home in Ohio after she paid for them
with credit cards. When Robert opened the boxes and read some of the more
advanced Scientology materials, he realized what his wife had been subjected
to and called his family doctor for advice. His doctor gave a probable
diagnosis of an acute psychotic episode caused by trauma. 80. There are certain
people within the Church of Scientology, particularly RTC and CSI, who
have knowledge of many other cases of Scientologists having psychotic,
Type 3 PTS episodes. These people include the following: Ray Mithoff,
whose title was Inspector General for Technology in RTC when I left in
1989, although I have been told that he may now have the title of Senior
Case Supervisor International in CSI; Gelda Mithoff, a highly trained
auditor who has dealt directly with or supervised a number of "Type
3 handlings"; Greg Wilhere, whose title was Inspector General in
RTC in 1989 and who is a highly trained auditor; Sandi Wilhere, a highly
trained auditor and case supervisor in CSI; and, of course, David Miscavige
(DM), who supervises virtually every aspect of Scientology, particularly
anything that might threaten the public image of the church, such as Scientologists
who have Type 3 psychotic breaks. 81. The above-named
individuals would be able to provide full details of the symptoms and
manifestations of Type 3 PTSness and would be able to verify that Steven
Fishman would never have qualified for Scientology processing so should
never have been allowed access to Scientology materials or E-meters, certainly
not a solo meter. They can also verify that all of the individuals who
sold these materials to Fishman did so despite the fact that Fishman had
already been declared ineligible for Scientology processing. The only
question that remains to be answered is whether Fishman was driven to
a psychotic break deliberately, or whether it was done simply out of greed
and blatant disregard for his well-being. I declare under penalty
of perjury under the laws of the United States and California that the
foregoing is true and correct. _______________________ |