David Miscavige, chief of the Church of Scientology, is taking part in a cat-and-mouse recreation with legal professionals making an attempt to serve him a toddler intercourse trafficking swimsuit — no less than that is what the legal professionals assume now that he is allegedly vanished.
Over a 4 month interval, Miscavige has reportedly eluded course of servers a whopping 27 instances at Scientology places of work in L.A. and Clearwater, Florida, the place the group is headquartered.
Security guards at each places maintain refusing to simply accept the swimsuit, saying they do not know the place Miscavige is hiding … in accordance with a number of media experiences.
Three plaintiffs, who previously belonged to a Scientology sect known as Sea Org, declare they had been pressured into the church as children and labored into maturity for nominal pay.
Valeska Paris, together with Gawain and Laura Baxter (who’re married), finally give up Sea Org and filed a civil criticism in opposition to Miscavige in 2022.
Last month, one of many plaintiff’s legal professionals filed docs, saying … “Miscavige can’t be permitted to proceed his gamesmanship” — and a federal choose says she is going to quickly determine whether or not Miscavige may be thought of formally served.
What’s bizarre about Miscavige’s alleged disappearance is that some folks imagine his spouse, Shelly, has additionally vanished. She was reported lacking in 2013 by ex-Scientologist Leah Remini, who is likely one of the org’s chief critics.
The police report stated Shelly hadn’t been seen since August 2007, however her lawyer issued a 2012 assertion, saying, “Any experiences [Shelly] is lacking are false.”
As for the Miscaviges’ present standing, there’s been no replace from their reps or legal professionals.