monique rathbun v scientology: mike rinder declaration re: 2007 texts

8/13/2019 Monique Rathbun v Scientology: Mike Rinder Declaration re: 2007 Texts

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DAV ID M ISCAV IGE RELIGIOUSTECHNOLOGY CENTER ,CHURCHOFSC IENTOLOGYIN TERNAT IONAL STEVEN GREGORY SLOAT ,andMONTY DRA KEDefendants /

DECLARAT ION OF M ICHA EL RINDER

MynameisMichaelRinder I amovertheageof eighteen(18 years ofsoundmind,andcapableof makingth isdeclaration. Thefactsstatedinthisdeclarationarew ithin mypersonalknowledgeandaretrueandcorrect .

1. In oraboutFebruary2007 whileIwasemployedbychurchof ScientologyInternationalIwasassignedbyCaptainDavidMiscavigetoworkwith TommyDavis-whowasservingaschurchof ScientologyInternational,sspokespersonatthattime-toattempttodiscouragetheBBCanditscorrespondentJohnSweeneyfromcompletingadocumentaryonMr.MiscavigeandScientology Overtheseveralweeksof ourproject M r.DavisandIreceivedalmostdailymicro-managingdirectionfromMr Miscavige- in person whenwewereinC learwaterandthenby phone,text messagesandencryptedemailswhenin otherlocations.Attheinsistenceof Miscavige,wearrangedtheengagementof severalagentstosurveilMrSweeneyandhisteamallday everydayforseveralmonthsduringtheproject Wereportedthemovementsof SweeneyandteamtoMiscavigealmostdaily andsometimesseveraltimesperday Wedidnotretainnorconsultwithcounselineither theretentionof agentsnorincarryingout ourordersfrom Miscavige .

2 . InlateMarch2007IwassenttoLondonEnglandbyDavidMiscavige .Myassignmentwastoprevent theairingof theBBCPanoramadocumentaryonMr Miscavige andScientology Oncethedocumentarywasairedon14May2007 Mr .Miscavigeorderedmetomakeaformalcomplaint against theBBCtoOfcom theUKregulatorof media)andtoproducea documentarysmearingtheBBCanditscorrespondentJohn Sweeney IreporteddailyinwritingtoMr Miscavigeon myactivitiesfortheentiretimeIwasin Englandbeginningat the

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endof MarchanduntilIfinallywalked awayinearly June.DavidMiscavigesentmedailydetailedwrittenordersconcerningtheassignmentbyencryptedemailaswellasroutinephonecalls.

3 .1receivedseveralcorpo realpunishmentswhileintheUnitedKingdomon Miscavige,sordersinclud ingbeingpunchedbyaSeaOrgmember.Miscavige,sw rittencommunicationsbecameprogressivelymoreabu sive.When1wasorderedbyMiscavigetoreturntoScientologyUn itedKingdom headquarters(whereIhadbeenstaying 50milessouthof Londonformorepun ishmentI decidedthatI hadhadenough.1putatoothbrushandchang eof underwearintheonlyotherpo ssession Ihad atthetime abriefcase andwalkedawayfrom theSeaOrgon thestreetsofLondon .

4.SeveralmonthslaterInoticedthataBlackberrycommun icationdeviceIhadused

duringtheBBCprojectwasstillinthebriefcase.Itookoutthememorycard connectedittomycomputeranddiscoveredthatsomeof thetextmessagesbetweenmyself andMr.Miscavigenotedabovewereon thescreen 1printedacompletecopy of thetext

5.Attachedat exhibit1isatrueandcorrect copyof theprint ou tthatImadeof the

contentsof thememorycardfrom theBlackberrydeviceI usedduringthehand lingof theBBCMike and MikeR referstome MikeRinder. Tommy and TD refertoTommyDavis,Scientology'sspokespersonduringthattimeperiod .BecauseMr.DavisandI werebothaddressedinmessagesfrom Miscavigesent tomyBlackberryphone andI wassimilarlyadd ressedinmessagessent tohisblackberryandsometimestobothat thesametime)theheadingsof manymessagestoandfrom Tommyread Mike intheheading .Manymessagesarerepeatedasnewmessage sareaddedtothethread.Sometimestheheadingsnote cc :TommywhichindicatesTommywassupposedtobeinformedof thatmessage .AllmessagesfromTommy andme(no tedintheheadingas Mike)aretoandfrom Lou.

6 . Lou referstoLaurisseHenley-Sm ithStuckenbrock Louheldthepostof COBCommunicator.HerjobwastoshadowMiscavigeeverywherehewent,filterallcommun icationstoandfromhim andtorelayMiscavige,sinstructionsasif theywereherownonmatterswhereMiscavigedidnot wanttoleavea papertrailof hisinvolvement.Thehand lingof theBBCwassuchamatter TheBBCwaspressingtointerview Mr Miscavige TommyDavisandI wereinstructedtogivetheBBCtheimpressionthatMr Miscavigewasfartooimportantandbu sytobeconcerned with theBBC.Yet,virtuallyeveryutterancewemadetotheBBCwasdictatedbyMiscavige Laurisseattemptedtokeepthemessagesinhervoice soastoprotecttherecordfrom directMiscavigeinvolvement.But,becauseof thetremendousvelocityandvolumeandfranticnesswithwhich themicromanagementwasoccurring ,shesometimesslippedandreferredtoMiscavigein theirstpersonsingular I)andplural(we) asIshallnotebelow .

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7 .LoualsocarriedMiscavige,spersonalphones Shecommonlyhad3phoneswith heratalltimes Her Nextel fordirect-connectwalkie-talkiecommunication stoanyoneintheUSw ithanother Nextel phone,her Blackberry andMiscavige,sBlackberry Miscavige usedhisblackberrytospeaktoTomCruiseandother important people not intheSeaOrg HeusedLou,sphonestospeakwithSeaOrgmemberslikemeandTommyDavis WhenwecalledMiscavige wecalledthe LouNextel orthe Lou blackberry andshewouldanswerandthenhandthephonetoMiscavige .

8 .BecausethetextmessagesareheavilyladenwithSciento logytermino logyandMiscavigeinventedacronyms theyarenoteasytofollow Ihavechosenanumberof sectionsrelevanttotheinstantcaseandhavehighlightedthemintheattachedtranscript Iw illtranslatesomeof thenomenclature The39pagesof textsbeginswithpage39andrun sinreverseorderThat isbecause likeemail thesequenceof text messagethreadsgoesfromthebottom-upNotationsconcerningthehighlightedpor tion sof transcript :

9 a Page37 messagefromMiketoLou ,indicatingthatCOB(Miscavige)wason thephonewithmeon thematterathandthedaybefore b .Page34-35,messagefromLoutoMike ThisisclearlyMiscavigedictation ,puttinghimintothirdpersonbyLaurisse Laurissedoesnothavethislevelof authority,norknowledgetodeliversuchamessageasherown Thismessageistypicalof Miscavige,whereinhe jumpsbetweenaddressingtherecipient(inthiscaseme)andaddressingthesubjectof thecommun ication JohnSweeneyof theBBC) Ontwooccasionsinthiscommun icationalon eLouslipsintothefirstpersonplural we,whichrefertonooneotherthanDavidMiscavige .Acronymsusedinthispassage:

Mecca :churchof ScientologyFlagServiceOrganizationinC learwater Florida .Gold:GoldenEraProductions locatedat theInternationalScientologyheadqu arterscompoundinRiversideCounty JT :JohnT ravoltaUK :UnitedK ingdomCW :Clearwater,shortforchurchof Scientolog yFlagServiceOrgan ization.NarcononHQ:theheadquartersof a drugrehabilitation networkScientologyoperatescalledNarcononAPS :AScientolog yfron tgroupforinfiltratingScientologyintopublicschoolsFH :For tHarrison hotel themainbuildingat thechurchof ScientologyFlagServiceOrganization

c.Page33 LoutoMikeR Thisisinresponsetoareport Imadebelow in thethreadgivingthelocationof theBBCrepoterat thatverymoment .Miscavigeisorderingthatsecurityisin onanumberof buildings,meaningalldoorslockedandguardson call

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vigilanttopreventanyinsidefilm ing MiscavigespecificallymentionstheRPF .ThatstandsforRehabilitationProject Force ItisaSea Orgoperatedprisondesignedforre-educationof doubtingmembersd .Page32,LoutoMikeR.Thisisanotherlengthyrant byMiscavigeabouthowtodealwithBBCreporterSweeney Thefirsthighlightedsegment showsLouslippingandputtingMiscavigeintothefirst person I Thesecondhighlightedsegment isarantthatisrepeatedthroughoutthemessages- andthroughoutanygivenday- byMiscavigebemoaninghowhemicro-manages everything inthechurch. Singlehand isaScientologytermwhichmeansforanexecutivetobypassthejuniorstaff normallyresponsibleforsomethingandhandleitdirectlyhimself.e.Page21-22 ,LoutoMikeR Detailedordersandadmonishmentsfor dealingtheBBCrepoter f

.Page20 exchangebetweenLouandTommy Wearebeingpressuredtoansweralengthytextmessagewhiledriving LourelaysMiscavige,sinstructiontohaveTomm ytellmethatIama CICS Thatisa Miscavigecreatedacronymfor counterintentionedcocksucker.

g .Page19 M iscavigegivesthe derivation of thetermCICS andTommy reportscompliancethatIhavebeentoldthat andunderstandit.h

.Page18 LoutoMikeR LouacknowledgesthatTommyandI had justhadaphonecallwithMiscavige,Iamcriticizedforhaving suckedhimintoevery OS Asituationtohand lehimself forthepasttwentyyears.Re-assertstheCICSlabel.i.Pages16-17 Lou acknow ledgesMiscavigeordersbyreferringto HetoldyouthendetailsspecificordersonhowtoexpressallegationsinanemailtotheBBCrepoter.Repeatedlywrites YS ,whichisaMiscavigecreatedacronymfor yousuck .j.Page16 LoutoMikeRinderandTommyDavis.Relaysthatbecauseof ourlackofaggressivecompliance MiscavigethreatenstohireanattorneytorepresenthimtotheBBCandwil ldisownbo th meandTommy.k .Page10 LoutoMikeR. WeareinLAnow arethereanyareasweshouldavoid?Andisthisguy,sbodynow manynew(tornworntowall)assho les? We referstoMiscavigeandLou whoasCommunicatoriswithhimatal lwakinghours).M iscavigewantstoknowwheretheBBCteamisprecisely,knowingthatwehaveteamsof agentsfollowingthem24/7 ,sothatMiscavigecanavoidbeingspottedbytheBBC Tearing

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new assholes isaMiscavigecoined andoft used phrasemeaningapersonisattackedsoruthlessly,thathisfleshistorn i.e.anewasshole).M iscavigewantstoknow whetherweattackedSweeneyfrom theBBCin that fashion1.Page9.Lou toMikeR.Oncewereportcompliancethatwedid ripJohnSweeneymany new assholes, M iscavigewantstoknowwhetherwerecorded theevent inkeepingwithhispreviousordersthatwevideotapeallencounterswithSweeney.CSMF isaM iscavigecoined andoftused ,acronymfor cocksuckingmotherfucker.m .Page7.LoutoMikeR.Miscavige,knowingweknoweverymovementof theBBCcrew ,wantstomakesurewedon'tblowouragents coverbyhavingTommygoonthesameflighttoSFO(SanFrancisco)that Sweeneyisonn.Page6 ,Lou toMikeR. Boss referstoMiscavige .MessageacknowledgesthatMiscavigeismicro-managingtheshow- andhasbeendo ingthesamefortwentyyears.o.Page3 ,ThisisTommy's debrief toMiscavigethat heissharingwithmeby textaswewerein twoseparatelocationsat that time Highlightedpo rtionsdemonstratesit isreporteddirectlytoMiscavigethattheBBCisbeingkept undersurveillance andwearereportingtheirmovements 10 In2010IwascontactedbytheFBIconcerninganinvestigation they wereconducting

intoDavidMiscavigeandthechurchof Scientologycenteredonhuman trafficking Attheirrequest IturnedovereverythingIhadconcerningmycommunication swithMiscavige .Ikept acopyformyself Isubsequentlymadeanothercopyand gavetoJohnSweeneyattheBBC .

Ideclareunderpenaltyof perjurythat theforegoingistrueandcorrect .

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