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A former Church of Scientology member has filed a case alleging the church had forced her to work long hours when she was younger and have abortion at 17.
On Wednesday, Superior Court Judge John Doyle ruled that former Scientologist Laura Ann DeCrescenzo’s lawsuit can proceed to trial. The lawyers of the Church of Scientology International and its Religious Technology Center had earlier filed a motion to have the case dismissed, My News LA reports.
DeCrescenzo filed the lawsuit against the Church of Scientology in April 2009. She accused the church of unfair business practices, wage-and-hour violations, intentionally causing her emotional distress, false imprisonment, and forced abortion.
Based on a sworn declaration, DeCrescenzo said she started
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