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November 6, 1986 Scientology Church Sued Over Alleged Assault Plot The attorney who won a $30-million judgment against the Church of Scientology sued church members Wednesday, claiming that they concocted a scheme to assault him in the courthouse cafeteria and blame the confrontation on him. In the lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, attorney Charles B. O'Reilly alleges that church leaders coaxed a young woman into "assaulting and battering" him in order to file a false criminal complaint against him. assault, false reports, Larry Wollersheim, lawyers, Los Angeles, Press
November 2, 1986 New Drug Program Has Its Critics Local experts asked to evaluate Narconon's program said that at best it uses unproven theories of doubtful value. At worst, these experts said, the program is potentially dangerous. "I think it's basically charlatanism," said Bob MacFarlane, an addiction specialist at Sharp Cabrillo Hospital. Narconon, Press, San Diego
October 29, 1986 Class Action Suit Thrown Out A $467-million class action filed by a member of the Church of Scientology against a consumer protection group and four of its employees has been thrown out by Quebec Superior Court Justice Jean Marquis. lawsuits, Montreal, Press, Scientology and Society
October 14, 1986 20-Year-Old Gives Narconon $10,000 Check A 20-year-old man who said his housecleaning business has made him a millionaire presented a $10,000 check Monday to Narconon, a Los Angeles drug rehabilitation program. Minkow said he has ordered all 330 people employed by his company to take drug tests. Several workers, including a manager and a member of his board of directors, resigned, saying the test violated constitutional rights, he said. Los Angeles, Narconon, Press
September 27, 1986 Verdict Is Upheld Against Scientology A Los Angeles judge last week rejected a request that he either overturn a $30 million verdict against the Church of Scientology of California or grant a new trial in a suit by former member Larry Wollersheim, who said Scientologists destroyed his business and drove him to the brink of insanity when he left the church after 11 years. harassment, Larry Wollersheim, lawsuits, Los Angeles, CA, Press, Scientology and Society
April 19, 1986 Park Ridge Showdown Parents Protest Firing Of Montessori Teachers Scientologists and opponents of cults waged a war of leaflets as more than 100 angry parents confronted two representatives of a Park Ridge Montessori school that fired five teachers in a furor over teaching materials. Claiming their children had been traumatized by the abrupt firings, some parents threatened a breach-of-contract lawsuit. Parents said two-thirds of the more than 200 students at the school were withdrawn because the teachers were fired when they refused to use books designed by the founder of the Church of Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard. Press, Scientology in the Workplace
April 18, 1986 Teachers Fired In Scientology Fuss Tell Stand Susan and Robert Volenec were out of work and their two children were out of school yesterday after an uproar at a Park Ridge Montessori facility over books designed by Church of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. The parents were among six teachers fired after they refused to use books designed by Hubbard. Press, Scientology in the Workplace
April 17, 1986 6 Teachers Balk, Fired Over Scientology Book Six teachers at a Park Ridge Montessori school were fired yesterday after refusing to use books designed by Church of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, school officials said. The teachers, described as "veterans" of the 16-year-old school, held a meeting protesting the Hubbard materials and also warned parents about the Hubbard book, Bowes said. Press, Scientology in the Workplace
April 11, 1986 Scientologists Told To Leave Denmark The Danish Government ordered yesterday that 40 leaders of the Church of Scientology's European and African headquarters leave Denmark when their visas expire. Jens Moeller, a department chief in the Justice Ministry, said the Scientologists were informed last July that their two-year missionary visas would not be renewed. Press, Scientology and Society
April 7, 1986 Courts Wrestle With Claims Of Church Fraud A jury has listened to weeks of accusations that the Church of Scientology defrauded a man when it promised him emotional and financial security and higher intelligence through Scientology. The man, Larry Wollersheim, who was a member of the church for 11 years, is seeking $25 million. Mr. Wollersheim said he spent more than $100,000 on church programs, including personal counseling, in the belief that they would make him more healthy, stable, confident and productive. fraud, Larry Wollersheim, lawsuits, Press

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May 12, 2006 Polish Scientologists Ordered to Remove Tents When Scientology erected tents in Warsaw's city center to attract new members, city officials ordered them taken down. Press
September 30, 1996 Patrice Vic Trial Begins - Scientology Executive Charged with Manslaughter Trial begins in the death of Patrice Vic. Scientology executive Jean-Jacques Mazier is charged with manslaughter, and 22 other Scientologists also face charges. crimes, deaths, France, Patrice Vic, Press