Stacy Brooks (born April 8, 1952) was a Scientologist for over 20 years, working in the Sea Org in Los Angeles for almost fifteen.[1] In 1985, Stacy Brooks was the managing editor of Freedom magazine.[2]
Previously married to Vaughn Young, in 1997 Stacy described being assigned to be a guard for a woman in 1988 who was being run through the Introspection Rundown. The woman "thought she was a butterfly and a dog", and she was being "kept for two months in a shack with a bare mattress and dirt floors in a Scientology compound east of Los Angeles."[3]
Critic of Scientology
editSome time after leaving Scientology in 1989, Brooks joined the Lisa McPherson Trust where she was president.[4][5]
Brooks served as an expert witness in many high-profile Scientology lawsuits,[3] and has made many television appearances criticizing Scientology, on programs including Dateline, 20/20 and 60 Minutes.[6][1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Meet Stacy Brooks". Lisa McPherson Trust. LMT International. Archived from the original on January 1, 2006. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
- ^ "Masthead of Freedom Magazine" (PDF). Freedom. Church of Scientology. p. 3. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
- ^ a b Tobin, Thomas C. (February 21, 1997). "Scientology had woman in isolation". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved November 12, 2007.
- ^ "Scientology foe sets up office close to church". St. Petersburg Times. January 6, 2000. Archived from the original on August 18, 2000.
- ^ O'Neil, Deborah (April 26, 2001). "Scientology critics to get bricks". St. Petersburg Times. Archived from the original on December 2, 2016.
- ^ "Dateline NBC "The Crusader"". Xenu TV / Operation Clambake. Archived from the original on October 16, 2008. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
Further reading
edit- O'Neil, Deborah (May 26, 2001). "Scientology critic won't face retrial". St. Petersburg Times. Archived from the original on September 17, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2007.
- "Scientology litigation transcripts of Affidavits and Declarations". Archived from the original on November 18, 2005.
- "Documents re The Injunction Trial of the 'Clearwater 13' - COS FSO v Minton & LMT, Case No. 99-7430-CI-08". Archived from the original on March 14, 2004.