Neither pays the other side money, and Cook and her husband are legally prohibited from ever again speaking ill of the church.
The Church of Scientology walks away having suffered through a day of brutal testimony that remains in the public record.
Another PR Crisis for Scientology: Nightline interviews Debbie Cook — the former Scientology executive whose criticism of the Church of Scientology has rocked the religious cult to the core.
Having failed to silence Cook in court, Cook has now filed a counterclaim…
After explosive trial testimony last week, the Church of Scientology abandoned its quest to silence a former church official it sued for breach of a confidentiality agreement.
The change came after Cook gave lurid testimony about abuse she says she underwent in the church.
The Church of Scientology’s attempt to silence a former member who criticized the ‘church’ in an explosive email have backfired.
The Church of Scientology has sued its longtime Clearwater leader Debbie Cook after she publicly questioned the church’s aggressive fundraising tactics and other practices.
Last November a number of former Scientologists also claimed the church uses coercive fundraising tactics to feed its voracious appetite for cash.
The Church of Scientology has been rocked by accusations from one of its former senior executives that the religion is becoming a hollow moneymaking machine run by an autocratic ruler.
In recent years many high-profile members have left the cult. While some keep their faith in Scientology they speak out against what they consider the hi-jacking of their religion by David Miscavige and his supporters.