Paulette Cooper

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Paulette Cooper is a journalist who suffered extraordinary harassment after writing an article and a book about Scientology. FBI raids of Scientology offices turned up evidence of conspiracies against Cooper, including Scientology's attempt to frame her for sending bomb threats - threats which Scientology operatives sent themselves in order to get Cooper jailed.

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February 2, 1969article on Scientology quotes L. Ron Hubbard as saying "I know of four Orgs in all our years that have collapsed or nearly collapsed. And each one was sex crazy." According to Paulette Cooper's book, the article also says that "in the basement of the Scientology Queen Street office, London, the Scientologists actually had a prison -- a tiny padlocked room known as the "dungeon" where erring Scientologists were locked up, sometimes for several days, on bread, butter and water. 'If a member of the staff made an accounting slip, or infringed on an ethics order,' he wrote, 'he is taken to the dungeon to enable him to find out where he is in Scientology.' One Scientologist told Mitchell that after he was locked up for two days, 'I signed an order saying I would observe all regulations of the org, but they weren't satisfied. I was told to go on a
March 30, 1971Paulette Cooper, $15.4, New York Supreme Court Paulette Cooper sues the cult for $15.4 million in damages in New York Supreme Court.
March 30, 1972Paulette Cooper Sues Scientology Paulette Cooper sues the Church of Scientology for $15.4 million in damages in New York Supreme Court. Paul D. Rheingold was Cooper's attorney. Paulette Cooper vs. Church of Scientology of New York, et al., Supreme Court of State of New York, County of New York, Index No. 6732/72.
April 1, 1972Author Here Sues Scientologists Paulette Cooper, a freelance writer, has accused the Church of Scientology in a lawsuit filed here of "intentional interference" with her constitutional freedom of speech and press, charging that the organization threatened her in the form of libel suits and wiretapping after her critical book about the quasi-religious organization was published last fall.
September 7, 1972Guardian's Office Guardian's Office weekly intelligence report says "Paulette Cooper still at large" and reports on intelligence operations on Cooper and others.
October 10, 1972Guardian's Office Weekly Intelligent Report, Paulette Cooper, "still, Scientology", "handling" actions, New York Scientologists, Scientology Guardian's Office Weekly Intelligent Report notes that Paulette Cooper is "still actively attacking Scientology" and lists three "handling" actions, including giving New York Scientologists orders to "attack her in as many ways as possible"; this item says that action has already been taken on "wide-scale exposure of PC's sex life."
December 15, 1972Paulette Cooper, 300 E. 42nd St. FBI, Scientology's New York office Paulette Cooper moves to new apartment at 300 E. 42nd St. The FBI questions her about the bomb threats received by Scientology's New York office.
February 4, 1973Paulette Cooper Paulette Cooper's neighbors receive a letter smearing her.
May 9, 1973Paulette Cooper, jury. In 1975, prosecute, FBI, Cooper, threats, themselves Paulette Cooper is indicted for bomb threats and perjury by federal grand jury. In 1975, the state will choose not to prosecute, and later FBI raids will show that Scientology agents conspired to frame Cooper for these bomb threats, which they sent themselves.
May 19, 1973Paulette Cooper arrested, arraigned, jury. In 1975, prosecute, FBI, Cooper, threats, themselves Paulette Cooper arrested, arraigned, and indicted for bomb threats and perjury by federal grand jury. In 1975, the state will choose not to prosecute, and later FBI raids will show that Scientology agents conspired to frame Cooper for these bomb threats, which they sent themselves.
February 1, 1974Paulette Cooper, National Enquirer, 1982 Paulette Cooper begins work as stringer for the National Enquirer, which remains her major source of income through at least 1982. [Sometime in February 1974; exact date unknown.]
January 29, 1976Paulette Cooper Deposed In Toronto Lawsuit Paulette Cooper is deposed in the Toronto lawsuit.
January 30, 1976Paulette Cooper Deposed In Toronto Lawsuit Paulette Cooper deposed in Toronto lawsuit.
January 31, 1976Paulette Cooper Deposed In Toronto Lawsuit Paulette Cooper deposed in Toronto lawsuit.
December 5, 1976Scientology Settles With Paulette Cooper Scientology settles with Paulette Cooper. Cooper agrees not to republish or comment on her book "The Scandal of Scientology". She signs a statement that 52 passages were "erroneous or at best misleading" and assigns the copyright to Church of Scientology of California, Inc. CoS pays Cooper's legal fees.
August 9, 1977Paulette Cooper, $20, cult's New York organization Paulette Cooper files a $20 million lawsuit against the cult's New York organization.
August 14, 1977Paulette Cooper interview People magazine interviews Paulette Cooper in an article about the cult.
October 12, 1977FBI, Paulette Cooper, documents The FBI informs Paulette Cooper of evidence to support her claims of harassment in siezed cult documents.
October 12, 1977Paulette Cooper, FBI, FBI, her Paulette Cooper receives a phone call from an FBI employee telling her the FBI raid had uncovered evidence which may show her to be innocent of making the bomb threats attributed to her.
April 29, 1978article says Paulette Cooper's $15.4 million lawsuit against Church still pending. Gives Cooper's attorneys as Paul D. Rheingold "investigation" of matter by FBI offices in New York City under way.
May 1, 1978Author Paulette Cooper's battle with Scientology Church San Francisco Chronicle: Author Paulette Cooper's battle with Scientology Church
May 25, 1978Church Of Scientology Of California Vs. Paulette Cooper, Breach Of Contract, Specific Performance, U.S. District Court, Central Church of Scientology of California vs. Paulette Cooper, Breach of Contract, Specific Performance, U.S. District Court, Central District of California, Case No. 78-2053. Cooper's attorney John P. McNicholas files $10 million counterclaim.
June 1, 1978Church Of Scientology Of New York Vs. Paulette Cooper, Supreme Court Of New York, Breach Of Contract; No. Cv 79 -2053(Rmt), Sout Church of Scientology of New York vs. Paulette Cooper, Supreme Court of New York, Breach of Contract; No. CV 79 -2053(RMT), Southern District of New York. Counterclaim filed by Paulette Cooper. [June 1978; exact date unknown]
August 9, 1978Paulette Cooper, $20, Church, New York, New York Supreme Court, County, New York, Index No. 16000/78 Paulette Cooper files a $20 million damage suit against the Church of Scientology of New York, in New York Supreme Court, County of New York, Index No. 16000/78.
August 14, 1978People Magazine, Paulette Cooper, Church, Scientology People Magazine publishes an interview with Paulette Cooper in an article on Church of Scientology
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