Scientologists waterboarded and beat me, says former church official
Torture claim includes being locked in ant-ridden ‘Hole’ at 106F and being forced to lick dirty floor
A court heard that she was locked up and beaten in a squalid torture chamber called The Hole.
Members of the weird “religion” — followed by A-listers such as Tom Cruise and John Travolta — are allegedly forced to endure “horrific” abuse as part of a warped exorcism-like “auditing” process.
Former scientologist Debbie Cook, 50, lifted the lid on the “terror and tyranny” she witnessed during 17 years as head of the church in Florida.
She told a court in San Antonio, Texas, that she was put in The Hole at a scientology base in the Californian desert.
Mrs Cook said she was kept in a locked area “infested with ants” with other scientologists for seven weeks as temperatures soared to 106F.
She said she was taken away by “two big guys” on the orders of church leader of David Miscavige —- a friend of Tom Cruise — and repeatedly beaten.
Mrs Cook said: “I was put in a trash can, cold water poured over me, slapped, things like that.”
She said Miscavige ordered his secretary to slap her and threatened to “break my finger if I didn’t answer questions”.
Another member was beaten by Miscavige’s assistant and made to lick a dirty floor for 30 minutes, she claimed.
Mrs Cook’s claims came after she and her husband were sued by the cult for breach of contract after criticising it in an email after agreeing to keep silent.
But the move backfired spectacularly — with her allegations being made public in open court.
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