==Notable participants==

[[David Miscavige]] is the leader of the [[Church of Scientology]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Official Church of Scientology: David Miscavige, Religious Technology Center Chairman of the Board|url=http://www.scientology.org/david-miscavige.html|work=Scientology.org|accessdate=November 6, 2013}}</ref> Since he assumed his leadership position, there have been a number of allegations made against David Miscavige. These include claims of forced separation of family members, coercive fundraising practices, harassment of journalists and church critics, and humiliation of church staff members, including physical assaults upon them by Miscavige.<ref name="TruthRunDown">{{cite web| first = Thomas C. Tobin| last = Joe Childs | title =The Truth Run Down | url = http://www.tampabay.com/news/article1012148.ece | work = [[St Petersburg Times]] | date = June 23, 2009 | accessdate = June 23, 2009 }}</ref><ref name="Inside Scientology">{{cite web| first = Thomas C. Tobin| last = Joe Childs | title =Inside Scientology: A Times Investigation | url = http://www.tampabay.com/specials/2009/reports/project/ | work = [[St Petersburg Times]] | date = June 23, 2009 | accessdate = January 21, 2012 }}</ref> Miscavige and church spokespersons deny the majority of these claims, often [[Scientology controversies#"Dead agenting"|criticizing the credibility]] of those who bring them.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.cnn.com/2010-03-31/us/scientology.violence_1_marty-rathbun-scientology-david-miscavige?_s=PM:US | work=CNN | title=Ex-members spar with Scientology over beating allegations | date=March 30, 2010}}</ref><ref name="DMLetter">{{cite web| first = Thomas C. Tobin| last = Joe Childs | title =A letter from David Miscavige | url =http://www.tampabay.com/news/article1012140.ece | work = [[St Petersburg Times]] | date = June 23, 2009 | accessdate = June 23, 2009 }}</ref><ref name="cruiseand" /><ref name="TruthRunDown"/><ref name="Inside Scientology"/>

[[Mike Rinder]] is a former senior executive of the [[Church of Scientology International]] (CSI) and the [[Sea Org]]anization based in the [[United States]].<ref name="john cook">{{cite news| last =Cook| first =John| title =Scientology - Cult Friction| work =Radar Online| publisher =[[Radar (magazine)|Radar Magazine]]| date =17 March 2008| url =http://radarmagazine.com/from-the-magazine/2008/03/scientology_anonymous_protests_tom_cruise_01.php | accessdate=20 March 2008}}</ref> From 1982 to 2007, Rinder served on the Board of Directors of CSI and also held the post of Executive Director of its [[Office of Special Affairs]], overseeing the corporate, legal and public relations matters of the Church at the international level.<ref name="bio">{{cite web | title = Mike Rinder Biography | url=http://www.scientology.org/news-media/biographies/rinder.html | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080128161937/www.scientology.org/news-media/biographies/rinder.html | publisher = [[Church of Scientology International]] | archivedate = 28 January 2008}}</ref> Rinder left the Church in 2007 after becoming disillusioned with what he perceived to be the increasingly [[authoritarianism|authoritarian]] nature of senior management under [[David Miscavige]].<ref name="Leaving"/><ref name=BBCIndependent />

[[Marty Rathbun]], who last held the post of Inspector General of the [[Religious Technology Center]] (RTC), the organization that is responsible for the protection and enforcement of all [[Dianetics]] and [[Scientology]] copyrights and trademarks.<ref name="biog">{{cite web | url = http://www.rtc.org/en_US/mark-rathbun.html | title = Mark Rathbun Inspector General Religious Technology Center | accessdate = 2007-02-26 | publisher = [[Religious Technology Center]] | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20050904200333/www.rtc.org/en_US/mark-rathbun.html | archivedate = 2005-09-04}}</ref>

[[Heber Jentzsch]] has served as president of the [[Church of Scientology International]] since 1982. He has not been seen publicly since 2004.<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2170405/Scientology-Son-Church-president-Heber-Jentzsch-troubled-life.html?ITO=1490 The troubled life of Scientology president's son], ''Daily Mail'', 8 July 2012.</ref>

[[Michele Miscavige|Shelly Miscaviage]] has made no public appearances since August 2007.<ref name="Wright-303">{{cite book|title=Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief|last=Wright|first=Lawrence|page=303|publisher=Alfred A. Knopf|year=2013|isbn=978-0-307-70066-7}}</ref> <ref name="compound">{{cite news|last=Edwards|first=Jim|title=Tour The Compound Where The Missing Wife of Scientology's Leader Might Be Living|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/is-the-missing-wife-of-scientologys-leader-hidden-in-this-spike-fenced-compound-2012-7?op=1|accessdate=24 March 2013|newspaper=Business Insider|date=13 July 2012}}</ref> The Church of Scientology denies that she is missing and states that she is working for the church out of the public eye.<ref name="Wright-303" />