Scientology lawyer: Confrontations with defector were 'peaceful protests' - 2014-01-08

Scientology lawyer: Confrontations with defector were 'peaceful protests' January 8, 2014, Joe Childs, Tampa Bay Times

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As Monique Rathbun sees it, the Church of Scientology and its operatives tried to intimidate her for years - following, spying, aggressively confronting her and her husband, and playing tricks at her workplace to make colleagues think less of her.

That's why she sued.

But Scientology lawyers on Wednesday offered a different take. They said the church's actions were justified and legal - all part of a religious dispute with Rathbun's husband, Marty. He worked as a church executive for decades before leaving in 2004. In 2009, he began speaking out against church management.

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