Keith Henson
Keith Henson is an engineer, memeticist, and critic of Scientology. Scientology's abuse of the courts is especially remarkable in Henson's case. Scientology spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to bankrupt Keith after he republished some Scientology materials that he believed constituted practicing medicine without a license. He was subsequently convicted of interfering with a religion following peaceful protests at Scientology's compound in the California desert, prompting an expression of grave concern from the Electronic Frontier Foundation over the wrongful conviction.
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| October 5, 1995 | Keith Henson, a.r.s., sentence: | Keith Henson posts a message to a.r.s. including this sentence: "I am not advocating violence, but if the cult is not brought into line by legal forces, other will come into play." Six months later, on April 19, 1996, Keith Henson will receive a Demand for the Production of Documents and Things from counsel for RTC requesting, among many other things, all documents relating to this statement. | |
| October 9, 1995 | Keith Henson, a.r.s., phrase: | Keith Henson posts a message to a.r.s. including this phrase: "[you] know that some places the cops are looking for an excuse to go in." Six months later, on April 19, 1996, Keith Henson will receive a Demand for the Production of Documents and Things from counsel for RTC requesting, among many other things, all documents relating to this statement. | |
| May 8, 1996 | Keith Henson Is Deposed In The Copyright Infringement Suit | Keith Henson is deposed in the copyright infringement suit. | |
| August 2, 1996 | Grady Ward, Keith Henson, court, Scientology's, infringement | Grady Ward and Keith Henson are in court, defending themselves against Scientology's claims of copyright infringement. | |
| October 4, 1996 | Keith Henson Appears Before Judge Ronald Whyte For A Lawyers' Conference | Keith Henson appears before Judge Ronald Whyte for a lawyers' conference. Grady Ward is also scheduled to appear, but he has arranged to "appear" via telephone instead. Mysteriously, the court reporter says she has been trying to reach him all afternoon, without success; Grady says his line has been free all day. | |
| October 16, 1997 | A Summons Is Issued Ordering Keith Henson To Appear For A Hearing | A summons is issued ordering Keith Henson to appear for a hearing; Scientologist Glenn Barton has requested a Temporary Restraining Order against Keith. The summons is not served on Keith until October 29 - nearly two weeks later, and just two days before the hearing date. | |
| October 29, 1997 | Keith Henson Receives A Summons Ordering Hiim To Appear For A Hearing | Keith Henson receives a summons ordering hiim to appear for a hearing; Scientologist Glenn Barton has requested a Temporary Restraining Order against Keith. The summons is dated October 16 - nearly two weeks earlier. | |
| October 31, 1997 | Keith Henson Appears At A Hearing | Keith Henson appears at a hearing; Scientologist Glenn Barton has requested a TRO against him. The judge grants a very limited restraining order, barring Keith from the Shrine Auditorium (where Scientology is holding an IAS event) and from Scientology buildings while Barton is entering or leaving them - but only on November 1, the day of the Shrine event. | |
| August 8, 1998 | pickets Keith Henson's house | Scientology pickets Keith Henson's house | |
| September 9, 1998 | Keith Henson, pickets, house | Keith Henson, Scientology pickets, house | |
| September 12, 1998 | pickets Keith Henson's Palo Alto house | Scientology pickets Keith Henson's Palo Alto house | |
| September 19, 1998 | pickets Keith Henson's, Palo Alto | Scientology pickets Keith Henson's home in Palo Alto | |
| September 22, 1998 | revenge-pickets Keith Henson's Palo Alto | Scientology revenge-pickets Keith Henson's Palo Alto home | |
| November 13, 1998 | Judge Allows Scientology to Keep Deposing Henson Clients | Keith Henson, in bankruptcy court, notes that Scientology wants to continue deposing his consulting clients, which the judge allows, even though the judge recognizes that Scientology has already cost Keith a client by picketing the client's home. | |
| December 2, 1998 | Various | Various posts attributed to the "Friends of Religious Liberty" boast about the pickets at the homes of critics Stacy Brooks, Rod Keller, Kristi Wachter, Keith Henson, and Arnie Lerma | |
| March 29, 1999 | Critics Public And Private Keep Pressure On Scientology - At Home | Scientology reacts to the pickets by sending staffers out to confront them and take pictures. Increasingly, Scientologists go out and picket critics' home or office, distributing fliers that accuse them of being "religious bigots." Some pickets say Scientologists have frightened elderly family members with visits and questions about their picketing. | |
| August 15, 2000 | Michael Wallace defames Keith Henson on ars | Michael Wallace defames Keith Henson on ars by reviving child abuse allegations that had been recanted. | |
| April 14, 2001 | Scientology Protester's Court Motion Is Denied | A Riverside County Superior Court judge on Monday denied Church of Scientology opponent Keith Henson's motion to dismiss the entire district attorney's office from his terrorist-threats case. In the motion, Henson accused the Riverside County district attorney's office of bias in favor of the Scientologists. |