• xyzzy@lemm.ee
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    Court documents also said that Masterson had raped another woman, identified as Jen B., in April 2003 after he gave her a drink. Jen B., who sought the church’s permission to report the rape, later received a written response from the church’s international chief justice that cited a 1965 policy letter, which for her raised concerns she could be ousted from her family and friends if she reported a fellow Scientologist to the police.

    Imagine demanding that someone give up that much control over their own life and autonomy.

    However, she should be commended for overcoming her fear:

    Still, she reported the rape in 2004.

    • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝@feddit.uk
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      However, she should be commended for overcoming her fear

      Reporting a rape and seeing it through court is especially hard at the best of times - in a high profile case, while battling against the will of.your Church adds whole new levels of difficulty to it.

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        Especially if that “church” is the Cult of Scientology, which are famous for ruining people’s lives if they’re considered a “supressive person”