ABC News Nightline Scientology Report (Part 2 of 6)

ABC News Nightline: Former Scientologists Level Accusations

October 22 2009

Former Scientologists Level Accusations
High-Level Members Who Left the Church Say Leader David Miscavige Hit Subordinates; Church Denies Accusations

Since its inception in the 1950s, the Church of Scientology has rarely been far from controversy. And now some senior insiders who have left the church are leveling disturbing accusations against the current leader, David Miscavige. Marty Rathbun, Amy Scobee, Bruce Hines and Mike Rinder each dedicated more than 20 years to the Church of Scientology, as members of the Sea Organization, or Sea Org, the equivalent of the church's clergy. They tell co-anchor Martin Bashir they left in part because the 49-year-old leader, Miscavige, struck subordinates numerous times and encouraged others to do the same.

In an interview with Bashir, scientology spokesman Tommy Davis vehemently denies that David Miscavige ever hit anyone and says the accusers are lying in an attempt to discredit Miscavige and to justify their own bad behavior within the church, which he says led to their dismissal.

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[HarryBeLulzFonte]

Tommy Davis gives me the MAJOR CREEPS.

[fuzztubeyou]

lol this religion is like the Stanley Milgrim experiment on a massive scale

[79tazman]

Scientology does no wrong all hail Scientology and there BS brainwashed ways they do things some people in this world are born dumb and then they join the "Church" of Scientology and become nutcases

[MermaidSteve]

I wonder if he'd be game enough to hit celebrities.

[ElasticViper]

tommy davis is one cute brainwashed dumbass. I wonder where he went probably down in the hole

[gilbert4321]

This religion sounds demonic

[0hs0Zen0]

@fuzztubeyou That's a great way of putting it. They recently did a new version of it, people said they wouldn't shock others for money, but ended up doing it. And that's Scientology....

[jackelver]

Tommy Davis really reminds me of Mr Smith offa the matrix

[gothamjediknight]

Tommy Davis reminds me of Mark Harris

[Vanderwoud]

8:00

"Once a week?"

"Probably. Yeah, I would imagine once a week w-would sound about right."

"Does that sound appropriate?"

"Uh, I think so"

[MrWagman11]

I'm sorry. But these people are just idiots.

[jowell83070]

reminds of the Mel Gibson movie back in the 80's The Bounty....Mutiny on the bounty lol or Mutiny at the Church of Scientology lol.

I'm a Christian man and if my Pastor or even if it was Pat Roberts hitting me constantly or even once, Man, I'm a forgiving person and I love my enemies, but they would of been slapped cause Homey don't play dat.