Scientology Member Denies Former Wife’s Sex Abuse Allegations
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The former husband of a woman who left the Church of Scientology, alleging she was forced into marriage as a minor and sexually abused by her then-spouse, is denying her allegations in new court papers, calling her allegations “false and reprehensible.”
The plaintiff identified only as Jane Doe and is a self-professed former friend of the late Lisa Marie Presley. Doe’s Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit names as defendants the church, her former husband, Gavin Potter, church leader David Miscavige and the Religious Technology Center, which was founded in 1982 by the church to control and oversee the use of all of Scientology trademarks and symbols as well as Scientology and Dianetics texts.
After an alleged forced marriage, Doe was “coerced and compelled” to have repeated sexual intercourse with Potter, became pregnant at age 19 and filed for divorce in 1997, the suit states.
But in court papers filed Friday in support of his motion to force Doe to use her real name in her pleadings, Potter says Doe’s claims against him are “false and reprehensible,” and that his declaration is meant to tell the true story of their relationship.
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