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TONY ORTEGA
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[Scientology lead arbitrator Cathy Fraser and psychologist Dr. Chitra Raghavan]
Yesterday the dam burst and we finally got access to a large amount of information about what’s been going on in the labor-trafficking lawsuit filed against Scientology in Tampa federal court.
The plaintiffs, former Sea Org employees and Australia residents Valeska Paris and Gawain and Laura Baxter, sued in 2022 over allegations that they had been trafficked as virtual slaves aboard Scientology’s cruise ship the Freewinds as children and adults. But federal Judge Thomas Barber said his hands were tied by US Supreme Court precedent and he had no choice but to force the case into Scientology’s “religious arbitration.”
Valeska and the Baxters went through 15 days of arbitration in Clearwater that began on January 19 before walking out. They are now asking Judge Barber to consider a motion to reconsider, complaining that Scientology has harassed and intimidated them during its sham of an arbitration.
Yesterday we reviewed the basic points of that motion and then posted Valeska’s full declaration about what those 15 days were like.
During that period, Scientology called more than 30 witnesses to testify. Valeska and the Baxters called only one: A New York psychologist, Dr. Chitra Raghavan. (Valeska explained that Dr. Raghavan was their only witness who could make the trip to Clearwater.)
Although she was only in the proceeding for a single day, Dr. Raghavan provided some very interesting observations about what went on in that chamber, where even the attorneys on both sides were not given access. Here is her declaration in full.
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tonyortega.substack.com
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[/td]Yesterday the dam burst and we finally got access to a large amount of information about what’s been going on in the labor-trafficking lawsuit filed against Scientology in Tampa federal court.
The plaintiffs, former Sea Org employees and Australia residents Valeska Paris and Gawain and Laura Baxter, sued in 2022 over allegations that they had been trafficked as virtual slaves aboard Scientology’s cruise ship the Freewinds as children and adults. But federal Judge Thomas Barber said his hands were tied by US Supreme Court precedent and he had no choice but to force the case into Scientology’s “religious arbitration.”
Valeska and the Baxters went through 15 days of arbitration in Clearwater that began on January 19 before walking out. They are now asking Judge Barber to consider a motion to reconsider, complaining that Scientology has harassed and intimidated them during its sham of an arbitration.
Yesterday we reviewed the basic points of that motion and then posted Valeska’s full declaration about what those 15 days were like.
During that period, Scientology called more than 30 witnesses to testify. Valeska and the Baxters called only one: A New York psychologist, Dr. Chitra Raghavan. (Valeska explained that Dr. Raghavan was their only witness who could make the trip to Clearwater.)
Although she was only in the proceeding for a single day, Dr. Raghavan provided some very interesting observations about what went on in that chamber, where even the attorneys on both sides were not given access. Here is her declaration in full.
READ MORE
The Expert: Full affidavit by psychologist called to Scientology's Clearwater arbitration
Yesterday the dam burst and we finally got access to a large amount of information about what’s been going on in the labor-trafficking lawsuit filed against Scientology in Tampa federal court.
tonyortega.substack.com
