FBI Informants Detail How Scientology Uses Forced Arbitration to Block All Criminal Prosecution

What was said

"Anyone who sues Scientology, they have this system that says, we're a religion, so the courts can't get involved with anything that we're doing. But what we do have is we have our own ethics and justice manuals, and we can work out an arbitration. And so the courts are quick to say, oh great, perfect. They're remanded to arbitration with Scientology. The judge will say, no, no, you need to go back to your abuser and go through their arbitration process."

The Headleys revealed that Scientology has perfected a legal strategy forcing abuse victims back into internal 'arbitration' controlled by the organization itself, even in criminal matters. Courts are systematically approving this arrangement based on contracts members signed, sometimes as children, effectively creating a parallel justice system. This system enabled the organization to evade accountability even when the FBI opened human trafficking investigations in which the Headleys served as confidential informants.