Stacy Brooks (born April 8, 1952) was a
Scientologist
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for over 20 years, working in the
Sea Org in Los Angeles for almost fifteen.
In 1985, Stacy Brooks was the managing editor of ''
Freedom
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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 per ...
. 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 where she was president.
Brooks served as an expert witness in many high-profile Scientology lawsuits, and has made many television appearances criticizing
Scientology
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, on programs including ''
Dateline'', ''
20/20
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'' and ''
60 Minutes
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''.
See also
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Bob Minton
Robert Schenk Minton (October 1946 – January 20, 2010) was a banker who helped the country of Nigeria manage its debt and a well-known critic of Scientology.
Early life and career
Criticism of Scientology
Minton became a critic of Sciento ...
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Lisa McPherson Trust
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Death of Lisa McPherson
Lisa McPherson (February 10, 1959 – December 5, 1995) was an American member of the Church of Scientology who died of a pulmonary embolism while under the care of the Church's Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization, Inc., Flag Servic ...
References
Further reading
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External links
Media Vault of Dateline and 20/20 shows*
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Critics of Scientology
Living people
1952 births
Former Scientologists