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New and Updated Information at Scientology LiesJudge Brinkema, Scientology's, Washington Post., order, impoundment, discovery;, requests
August 30, 1995: Judge Brinkema rules in Scientology's suit against the Washington Post. Scientology had asked for a temporary restraining order, impoundment, and expedited discovery; the judge denied all of these requests.
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September 9, 1995: at almost all pickets worldwide a Scientology flyer accusing picketers of being "copyright terrorists" is distributed.
Keith Henson, a.r.s., sentence:
October 5, 1995: 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.
Scientologist Robert Thorburn, Las Vegas, Soldier, Fortune convention
September 27, 1995: Scientologist Robert Thorburn is killed during a confrontation with two men in Las Vegas, where he was attending a Soldier of Fortune convention.
Heber Jentzsch, OT, FACTNet, raid
October 2, 1995: Heber Jentzsch declares he will go to jail rather than return the OT files to FACTNet which were seized in the raid.
henri, a.r.s., Gene Ingram's, forged. he's, Ingram, (since Ingram, felon). department's, it's, Usenet;, it's, do
October 7, 1995: henri, a poster to a.r.s., visits the police station to talk with the officer who interviewed him about Gene Ingram's criminal complaint against him over a post that henri says was forged. The police officer says that he's spent several hours discussing Ingram with other police departments around the country (since Ingram is a wanted felon). The officer also says the police department's computer experts say it's impossible to forge a message on Usenet; henri replies that it's both possible and easy to do.
Lisa McPherson, Clear. Source #99
October 1, 1995: Lisa McPherson gets an award for going Clear. Source #99 [1995]: lists Lisa McPherson as having attained the State of Clear and completed the Sunshine Rundown. She also speaks to a non-Scientologist friend.
Judge Brinkema, last: Arnie Lerma, CoS, $2500, 5, infringements
October 4, 1995: Judge Brinkema releases her decision at last: Arnie Lerma must pay CoS a total of $2500 for 5 copyright infringements.
raids, Colorado, FACTnet, Larry Wollersheim, Bob Penny, FACTnet
August 22, 1995: Scientology raids the Colorado homes of FACTnet directors Larry Wollersheim and Bob Penny, and sues both them and FACTnet.
Ron Newman, Scientologists, Beacon Street, Boston
September 9, 1995: Ron Newman is accosted by Scientologists and forced to hand over his picketing flyers on Beacon Street in Boston.
After, 4, deposition, Jeff Jacobsen
October 20, 1995: After a 4 hour deposition, Lisa McPherson Memorial Page is one of the best Scientology resources on the net.">Jeff Jacobsen is told "we will raid you and sue you; you are on notice!" by Lynn Farny, CoS attorney Kendrick Moxon's assistant.
Critic David Gerard, picket, Melbourne, Australia
September 9, 1995: Critic David Gerard attends his first picket, in Melbourne, Australia.
Jerod Pore, lawsuit, phone, mail, Scamizdat gopher
September 19, 1995: Jerod Pore reports that he has again been threatened with a lawsuit, first by phone, then snail mail, over his Scamizdat gopher.
Elliot J. Abelson, Los Angeles, Church, Scientology, Shelley Thomson, e-zine **Biased Journalism**, Kim Baker, Scientologist, Ca
August 21, 1995: Elliot J. Abelson, a Los Angeles lawyer representing the Church of Scientology, sends snail mail letters to Shelley Thomson, editor of the e-zine **Biased Journalism**, and to Kim Baker, a former Scientologist in Cape Town, South Africa, who was then serving as a director of FACTnet.
Eugene Ingram, State College, Pennsylvania;
October 4, 1995: Eugene Ingram visits police in State College, Pennsylvania; ars poster "henry" loses his job at Accu-Weather as a result. Vera Wallace posts "henry's" true name and a legal investigation of "henry" from a court document "henry" claims is sealed.
FACTNet, Boulder, Colorado, 600,000, archive
August 21, 1995: The cult raids FACTNet headquarters in Boulder, Colorado, seizing its computers and its 600,000 page library and archive.
An Interpol, South African, occurs, Kim Baker, questioned. South African, Lt. B. Posthumus, SA Police, Inspectorate, Explosives
October 24, 1995: An Interpol investigation into the South African bombing threat occurs, and Kim Baker is questioned. The South African official in charge of the questioning is Lt. B. Posthumus, stationed with the SA Police, Inspectorate of Explosives
Malcolm Nothling, CoS, South Africa, Church, Kim Baker, South African, Scientologist, Internet, FACTnet. Nothling, Baker, Intern
October 9, 1995: Malcolm Nothling, a litigant against the CoS in South Africa, receives a telephone call detailing a planned bombing of an unspecified Scientology Church. He telephones Kim Baker, a South African former Scientologist who was active on the Internet and who was then serving as a director of FACTnet. Nothling asks Baker to post a message for him to the Internet.
henri, a.r.s., Gene Ingram, henri's name
October 6, 1995: henri, a poster to a.r.s., loses his job after Gene Ingram visits his employer regarding a post that was forged in henri's name.
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