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Subject: Declaration of David Mayo
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David Mayo was at one time the
Senior Case Supervisor at Flag..
I, David Mayo, declare as follows
1. I submit this Declaration in opposition to
Plaintiffs' Motions for Partial Summary Judgment based upon
personal knowledge of the facts contained herein and, if called
upon as a witness, I could and would competently testify
thereto From 1959 to 1983, I was affiliated with the Church of
Scientology and, although officially designated as a "staff
member," throughout the period of my affiliation I was paid
typically only $10 to $22 per week for full time work for the
Church. In February, 1983, I left the Church after being
subjected to a six-month period of forced captivity and torture
involving physical abuse and emotional distress imposed because
of voicing concern about unethical and criminal activities being
committed by officials of the Church
2. I have never been offered, nor have I ever
requested, immunity from criminal prosecution in exchange for
providing information, cooperation, or testimony with regard to
criminal prosecution or legal action by the IRS or any other
public agency against the Church of Scientology, the Religious
Technology Center or any of their affiliates
3. I have never been charged with or convicted of any
criminal offense I have never been informed that I was the
subject of a criminal investigation
4. And and all testimony given by me in any legal
action by federal authorities against the Church of Scientology,
the Religious Technology Center, or any of thier affiliates was
pursuant to subpoena by a public investigative agency
5. In October 1982, a "Committee of Evidence" was
convened by plaintiff Religious Technology Center to consider a
charge against me of "sexual or sexually perverted conduct." The
Chairman of the Comittee of Evidence was Ray Mithoff (As the
subject of the inquiry, I received a copy of the convening order,
a true and correct copy of which is attached as Exhibit "A" )
6. The Committee of Evidence according to its
"Findings and Recommendations", dated January 29, 1983, "met
extensively, reviewing all evidence and data submitted, and
conducting its own investigations where needed to determine the
guilt or innocence of each interested party" regarding the
charges made in the October 9, 1982, order convening the
Committee It noted that I pleaded NOT GUILTY to specification
No 5, "Sexual or sexually perverted conduct" and "the committee
found insufficient evidence to substantiate the charge." (I
received a copy of the "Committee of Evidence Findings and
Recommendations," a true and accurate copy of which is attached
as Exhibit "B". )
Gregory Ryerson, a staff member of the Church of
Scientology International, has falsely certified Plaintiffs'
Exhibit "B" as a true and correct copy of "Findinqs and
Recommendations of the Comittee of Evidence" See, Declaration
of Gregory Ryerson In Support Of Plaintiffs' Motion For Partial
Summary Judgment Regarding Defendant David Mayo's Counterclaim
For libel, signed under penalty of perjury, dated April 16, 1987
Plaintiffs' Exhibit "B" is a pastiche As such, it is not a true
and correct copy of the "Findings And Recommendations Of The
Committee of Evidence "
7. Vero Dantas, husband of Lecia Westerman, did not
become ill because of auditing by me or anyone associated with
the Church of the New Civilization at the Advanced Ability Center
or elsewhere
8. Plaintiffs stated in an Executive Directive, SO ED
2445 INT, dated February 13, 1984, "Cancellation Of All Telexes,
Despatches, Cramming Orders And Verbal Tech Issued by David
Mayo," p 2, # 4, that, "In 1980 Mayo tried to position himself
as the source of LRH's miraculous tech breakthrough of Solo NOTs
in a long lecture that he gave. He then issued the transcript of
it as a Flag Information Letter and ordered people to study it,
as a 'reference'" I recognize this document as an official
document of the CSI issued on blue paper with blue ink and
carrying the following CSI designation
CSI:AVC:RM: iw
x 1984 CSI.
All Rights Reserved
(A true and correct copy is attached as Exhibit "C" )
9. The quoted matter in paragraph 8, above, refers to
Flag Tnformation Letter 383, December 1980, authorized by AVC INT
and approved by WDC for the Boards of Directors of the Churches
of Scientology. I did not "issue" the transcript of the lecture.
The Flag Information Letter itself clearly states that it was
authorized and approved by and for the Boards of Directors of the
Churches of Scientology. Throughout the lecture, for reasons set
forth below, I gave full and complete credit to L Ron Hubbard as
the source of Solo NOTs. At no point did I try to position
myself as the source (A true and correct copy of Flag
Information Letter 383 is attached as Exhibit "D")
10. The technology of Dianetics and Scientology is a
product of the efforts of many people, including myself, and
among others, Melanie Murray, Julie Mayo, Merrill Mayo, Dona
Haber, Brian Livingston, and Phoebe Mauer. Moreover, I am the
primary source of NOTs and SOLO NOTs
11. During my affiliation with the Church of
Scientology, I only attributed discovery and authorship of the
tech to L. Ron Hubbard because I was compelled to do so as an
article of faith of the Church. It is the policy of the Church
to require all tech to be attributed to L Ron Hubbard
12. At no time have I been in the employ of L Ron
Hubbard.
13. In February 1983, I left the Church of
Scientoloqy. Thereafter, the Church of Scientology, the
Religious Technology Center, and their agents and affiliates
began a campaign of harassment and intimidation against me and
persons who associated with me.
14 . On August 29, 1982, David Miscavage, and others,
acting on the- orders of L. Ron Hubbard, kidnapped me and
subsequently kept me captive and physically and mentally abused
me for six months During this period, David Miscavage, an
officer and director of RTC, told me in the presence of Vicki
Aznaran, President of RTC, Mark Yaeger, Commanding Officer, CMO
INT of CSI that if I ever escaped, he would personally see to it
that the resources of the Church of Scientology would destroy my
character and reputation internationally. During that six-month
period of captivity, I was forced to run around a tree in the
desert in temperatures of up to 110 degrees for 12 hours a day, 7
days a week for 3 months I was under tremendous coercion and
duress I was refused medical and dental treatment (after
escaping captivity I lost six teeth and required thousands of
dollars of dental work to save the rest of my teeth) I was not
permitted to make or receive phone calls and all letters I wrote
were read by Scientology security guards I was often awakened
during the night and interrogated (mainly by Jesse Prince) In
early February 1983, I was told by Rick Aznaran, Director of
Security, RTC, (husband of Vicki Aznaran, President of RTC), to
get the idea of leaving out of my head because I would never
leave the property alive.
15. From 1983 through to the present, Plaintiffs have
engaged in a concerted campaign to destroy me in accordance with
the Scientology "Fair Game Law," which allows opponents of the
Church to be "deprived of property or injured by any means by any
Scientologist without any discipline of the Scientologist. May
be tricked, sued or lied to or destroyed ."
16. As part of the campaign of harassment and
intimidation against me, the Church of Scientology, the Religious
Technology Center, and their affiliates and agents employed a
team of private detectives who harassed parishoners and staff of
the Advanced Ability Center, Santa Barbara, California, and who
falsely misrepresented themselves as federal agents and conducted
campaign of disinformation about me to the parishioners of the
Cnurch of the New Civilization, potential parishioners of the
Church of the New Civilization, the staff and the friends and
relatives of the staff of the Advanced Ability Center, and among
persons with whom I and the Center conducted religious services
and training.
17. I was in extreme danger and under substantial
duress during the six-month period of captivity and torture. The
duress affected me even after my escape. I felt harassed and
intimidated. When I left/was expelled in 1983, I had no job
qualifications (other than related to Scientology), negligible
savings, was not eligible for unemployment (nor social security)
and had no job prospects. I had no friends or acquaintances who
were not scientologists and all Scientologists were required to
"disconnect from" (ostracize) me
18. I have received many letters from people claiming
to be Scientologists who announce that they are disconnecting
from me (True and correct copies of a representative sampling
of these letters are attached as Exhibits "E-L" )
19. During this time I was barely able to cope, but
was at all times greatly distressed and upset. In 1984, when the
Church of the New Civilization was doing exceptionally well, a
new and even more concerted campaign of harassment began
Involving not only personal attacks on my character and
reputation, but also against everyone I knew and with whom I have
associated. Durinq the summer of 1984, things became almost
unbearable. My distress, feelings of helplessness and despair
were overwhelming and continued to grow as each new insult was
added. These troubled days continue to have a toll on my peace
of mind, which was reinforced with each new act of harassment
20. As part of the campaign of harassment and
intimidation launched against me by the Church of Scientology,
the Religious Technology Center, their affiliates and agents,
certain publications, among which are "The Story of a Squirrel,"
the "Writ of Expulsion and Suppressive Person Declare," and the
'Squirrels' Executive Directive, which make false, scurrilous
accusations against me have been published, circulated and
distributed to Scientologists, to former Scientologists and to
others who have connections with me or the Church of the New
Civilization and the Advanced Ability Center
21. In September 1983, I received the letter signed by
Lecia Dantas, nee Westerman, a true and correct copy of which is
annexed hereto as Exhibit "M". After receiving the letter, I
telephoned her and we discussed the letter. I called her at the
number I knew to be hers and I recognized her voice.
22. As documented by other Declarations concurrently
filed herein, missionaires from the Religlous Technology Center
and the Church of Scientology are still distributing packs
containing, among other malicious documents, "The Story of a
Squirrel." the "Suppressive Person Declare," the "Westerman
Public Announcement," and letters and documents referring to
those publications.
23. On average, for me, one-half of each working day
during the active functioning of the Church of the New
Civilization was consumed with responding to inquiries from
parishioners and potential parishioners regarding the false and
malicious charges made against me and with dealing with agents of
the Church of Scientology or the Religious Technology Center sent
to infiltrate and disrupt the Church. As a result of these
responsive actions required on my part, I was unable to attend to
my duties at the Church and Center and was unable to develop new
parishioners and to attend to retention of existing parishioners.
24. As a result of the false and scurrilous
accusations made against me by the Church of Scientology and the
Religious Technology Center, their affiliates and agents, the
parishioners of the Church of the New Civilization were lost and
new parishioners were deterred from coming to the Church while it
was active
25. Because of the campaign of harassment and
intimidation directed at me, at the Church of the New
Civilization and Advanccd Ability Center and its staff and at
parishioners, potential parishioners, and supporters of that
Church, income was lost to the Church and to me, individually
26. At no time have I sought to make my differences
with the Church of Scientology a public issue Any publicity
generated involving the Plaintiffs and their campaign against me
has been only in response to that campaign. The only public
statements made by me which could be construed as antagonistic to
the Church have been made in internal publications of the
Advanced Ability Center or during "Sunday talks" presented at the
Advanccd Ability Center in which I responded to the Church's
accusations and sought to clear my name of the false and
denigrating statements made against me.
Executed on this 1st day of May, 1987, at Palo
Alto, California
DAVI MAYO
53474-001
LP04247-A40
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