Andre Tabayoyon

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name = Andre Tabayoyon
residence = USA
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occupation = Former United States Navy,
Former head of security, Gold Base, Church of Scientology (Per affidavit in U.S. Federal court)
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Andre Tabayoyon is a former member of the Church of Scientology who is primarily known for an affidavit in which he describes the inner workings of the Church. Among other things, he states in his affidavit that he was formerly in charge of security at Church's Gold Base near Hemet, California. [cite news
last =Sinclair
first =Greg
coauthors =
title =Tom Cruise and the weird cult stripped bare
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pages =
language =english
publisher =Daily Mirror
date =1994-04-13
url =http://cosmedia.freewinds.cx/media/articles/dmi130494.html
accessdate = ] [cite news
last =Billerbeck
first =Liane
coauthors =Frank Nordhausen
title =Der Scientology-Star: Morgen startet "Mission: Impossible" mit Tom Cruise. Aussagen eines früheren Scientologen zerstören das Saubermann-Image des Filmidols
work =
pages =Page 3
language =German
publisher =Berliner Zeitung
date =07.08.1996
url =http://www.berlinonline.de/berliner-zeitung/archiv/.bin/dump.fcgi/1996/0807/reporter/0004/
accessdate = ] He gave testimony about the COS in a sworn affidavit [Affidavit of Andre Tabayoyon] introduced as evidence in the case "Church of Scientology International v. Fishman and Geertz".cite book
last =Zablocki
first =Benjamin
authorlink =Benjamin Zablocki
coauthors =
title =Misunderstanding Cults (book)
publisher = University of Toronto Press
date =2001
location =
pages =Page 357, 377
url =
doi =
id = ISBN 0802081886]

In his 60-page cite book
last =Ebner
first =Mark
authorlink =Mark Ebner
coauthors =Andrew Breitbard
title =Hollywood, Interrupted
publisher =John Wiley and Sons
date =2004
location =
pages =Page 137
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doi =
id = ISBN 0471450510] affidavit, he states that the COS trained him in psychological techniques to create obedience through the use of terror. Tabayoyon gave examples of people being driven insane by the "higher levels" of Hubbard's teaching and even said that this is sometimes done intentionally. In the affidavit, he stated under oath that the base is stockpiling weapons and ammunition.

Tabayoyon stated that Scientology staff were instructed in how to act around Tom Cruise, when he visited the Gilman Hot Springs compound.cite book
last =Clarkson
first =Wensley
authorlink =
coauthors =
title =
publisher =Hastingshouse/Daytrips Publ.
date =1998
location =
pages =Page 358, 359, 360
url =
doi =
id = ISBN 0803894066] According to Tabayoyon, members were only allowed to talk to Cruise if he talked to them first, Cruise had to "originate the communications." Those that violated this rule were given "conditioning." [cite book
last =Ebner
first =Mark
authorlink =Mark Ebner
coauthors =Andrew Breitbard
title =Hollywood, Interrupted
publisher =John Wiley and Sons
date =2004
location =
pages =Page 137
url =
doi =
id = ISBN 0471450510] Tabayoyon stated in his affidavit that Gold Base guards possessed shotguns, automatic weapons, and semi-automatic assault rifles. The Church of Scientology has questioned the veracity of reports of former members Tabayoyon and Dennis Erlich and suggested they "distorted" some of the incidents they described. [cite book
last =Davis
first =Derek
authorlink =
coauthors =Barry Hankins
title =New Religious Movements and Religious Liberty in America
publisher =Baylor University Press
date =2003
location =
pages =Page 194
url =
doi =
id = ISBN 0918954924]

Tabayoyon served in the United States Navy, in the Vietnam War. After his service in the Vietnam war, Tabayoyon began to pay for coursework in Scientology. He served in various positions including the Rehabilitation Project Force, for twenty-one years, leaving, according to his affidavit, after a falling out with David Miscavige.cite book
last =Minhoff
first =Christoph
authorlink =
coauthors =Martina Minhoff
title = SCIENTOLOGY: IRRGARTEN DER ILLUSIONEN
publisher = SONDERAUSGABE FÜR DIE LANDESZENTRALE FÜR POLITISCHE BILDUNG UND DIE INNENBEHÖRDEDER FREIEN UND HANSESTADT HAMBURG, 3., neu bearbeitete und aktualisierte Auflage, © 1998 cm-verlag, Haimhausen Gestaltung und DTP: Herbert Fischer
date =1998
location =
pages =Page 143, 144
url =http://fhh.hamburg.de/stadt/Aktuell/behoerden/inneres/arbeitsgruppe-scientology/publikationen/irrgarten-der-illusionen-pdf,property=source.pdf
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Full affidavit citation

*Tabayoyon, Andre. 1994. 'Declaration of Andre Tabayoyon.' In "Church of Scientology International v. Steven Fishman and Uwe Geertz." United States District Court, Central District of California. Case No. CV 91 6426 HLH (Tx), (4 April): 64 pp. (Attachments plus)

Note: Case 91-CV-6426 is the number of an existing sealed case per the United States Federal Court electonic retrieval system, [http://pacer.psc.uscourts.gov PACER] .However, per an appeal of this case, and an order by Judges for the "United States Court of Appeals", the motion to seal this case was denied. [United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit - Court of Appeals Docket #: 94-55443 - Filed: 4/13/94 - Church of Scientolog, et al v. Fishman, et al - Appeal from: Central District of California, Los Angeles
10/4/94, "Filed order ( James R. BROWNING, Jerome FARRIS, Edward LEAVY, ): Aplt's mtn to seal pending proceedings on remand and any further appeal is denied. [94-55443] (wp) [94-55443] .]

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See also

*John Travolta
*Kelly Preston
*Mark Ebner