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5719 implied HN points β€’ 16 Sep 23
  1. Julian Swartz, a top Scientology official, has been covering up crimes, particularly those involving sexual violence, for years.
  2. Swartz's role in Scientology is to protect the organization at all costs, even if it means committing crimes like silencing victims and destroying lives.
  3. Swartz has been involved in covering up sex crimes by Scientologists, including cases of sexual assault, rape, and molestation of children.
3203 implied HN points β€’ 11 Sep 23
  1. The victim impact statement provides harrowing details of the trauma experienced by women at the hands of the perpetrator.
  2. The victim faced challenges with the Scientology community and had to navigate difficult choices between justice and family ties.
  3. The statement sheds light on the manipulation and cover-up tactics employed by the perpetrator and the emotional toll on the victim's life.
2201 implied HN points β€’ 15 Sep 23
  1. Ashton Kutcher resigned as board chairman of an anti-child sexual abuse organization he co-founded.
  2. Kutcher admitted writing a character letter for a convicted rapist was an error in judgment, but he did not apologize directly to the victims.
  3. The character letters from Kutcher and his wife portrayed the rapist in a positive light, which hurt and infuriated survivors.
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