Stacy Brooks (born April 8, 1952) was a

Scientologist Scientology is a set of beliefs and practices invented by American author L. Ron Hubbard, and an associated movement. It has been variously defined as a cult, a Scientology as a business, business, or a new religious movement. The most recent ...

for over 20 years, working in the

Sea Org The Sea Organization (also known as the Sea Org) is a Scientology organization, which the Church of Scientology describes as a " fraternal religious order, comprising the religion’s most dedicated members". All Scientology management organizatio ...

in Los Angeles for almost fifteen. In 1985, Stacy Brooks was the managing editor of ''

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'' magazine. 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 Introspection Rundown is a controversial Church of Scientology auditing process that is intended to handle a psychotic episode or complete mental breakdown. Introspection is defined for the purpose of this rundown as a condition where the p ...

. 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."

Critic of Scientology

Some time after leaving Scientology in 1989, Brooks joined the

Lisa McPherson Trust The Lisa McPherson Trust was an organisation created in 1999 by Bob Minton. The trust was named after Lisa McPherson, a Scientology member who died in 1995 after being in the Church of Scientology’s care for 17 days. Their stated goal was to "ex ...

where she was president. Brooks served as an expert witness in many high-profile Scientology lawsuits, and has made many television appearances criticizing

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, on programs including ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''.

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Media Vault of Dateline and 20/20 shows
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brooks, Stacy Critics of Scientology Living people 1952 births Former Scientologists

Critic of Scientology

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