The infamous Jan Eastgate aka Jan Meyers, executive director of the Church of Scientology front group Citizens Commission on Human Rights, is once again in the news, being charged a second time for her crimes related to talking a child and her mother into not going to the authorities to report a scientologist relative who sexually abused the child.
While the wheels of justice turn slowly, they are headed in the right direction. Even though Meyers was ok'd to be in the USA, she failed to appear as required for the hearing today on the first charge. Perhaps she knew there was to be a second charge.... In any event, charged in absentia, she's in hot water and will have to appear eventually. Let us hope the USA extradites her as soon as possible. Here's the latest on that hearing.
Lateline- Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Broadcast: 07/02/2012
A senior international figure in the Church of Scientology has been charged in Sydney with a second offence relating to perverting the course of justice.
Top Scientologist charged with perverting justice
Updated February 07, 2012 23:06:00
A senior international figure in the Church of Scientology has been charged in Sydney with a second offence relating to perverting the course of justice.
Source: Lateline | Duration: 56sec
Transcript
EMMA ALBERICI, PRESENTER: One of the Church of Scientology's senior international figures, Jan Eastgate, has been charged for a second time in Sydney today.
Last year, Ms Eastgate was charged with perverting the course of justice in relation to allegations that she coached an 11-year-old girl to lie to police and community services about the sexual abuse she suffered at the hands of her Scientologist stepfather.
The allegations were raised publicly for the first time on Lateline in 2010.
Today, she was charged with another offence relating to perverting the course of justice.
Ms Eastgate is the international president of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights, an organisation founded by the Church of Scientology. She was awarded the Church's Freedom Medal for promoting human rights in 1988.
Jan Eastgate is due to appear at a committal hearing at Sydney's Downing Centre on May 15. She has yet to enter a plea.
For the latest news on this story, visit Ex Scientologist Message Board
No comments:
Post a Comment