Has Scientology Leader David Miscavige Been Trying To Silence CNN's Anderson Cooper?
Yesterday I posted a story regarding a week-long investigative series CNN's Anderson Cooper was airing starting Monday, March 29th. According to the press release and now a blog post on Anderson's own 360 blog, the focus of the series will be allegations of violence perpetrated on Scientology members at its highest level. Here's an excerpt from the press release:
The week-long series, Scientology: A History of Violence, will examine allegations that Scientology leader David Miscavige has for years beaten, kicked and choked top members of the church. These are allegations the church aggressively denies, saying violence from inside came from those making the claim.
Anderson Cooper will speak with former, high ranking members from the Church's inner circle, who says the David Miscavige not only carried out, but encouraged the culture of violence at the highest levels of the church management. Cooper will also speak with members who claim extreme hardships, and some say intimidation, the church imposes on anyone who decides to leave and speak out.
David Miscavige is the de facto leader of Scientology and has been since the death of church founder L. Ron Hubbard in 1986. This past summer, the St. Petersburg Times published a multi-part series of articles detailing eye-witness accounts of CoS leader David Miscavige beating members of his staff.
I first reported this explosive allegation back in the summer of 2008 during an interview with ex-member Marc Headley, who was a member of Scientology for 15 years. He was personally assaulted by Miscavige, which precipitated his eventual defection from the group many consider a cult. You can read about his harrowing account inside Scientology in his new book Blown For Good.
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