Scientology Secrets Revealed by Ex-Wife of Church President After Alexander Jentzsch's Mysterious Death
Karen de la Carriere, ex-wife of Scientology president Heber Jentzsch, is also a former member of the church and has revealed some financial practices allegedly taking place within the organization.
De la Carriere told RadarOnline.com about her own financial contributions to the church recently.
"Scientology is a pay as you go religion. Over a two to three year period, I gave over $300,000 to the church," de la Carriere told the publication. "I was an Operating Thetan Level VII, and when you reach that level you are required to go to Clearwater, Florida, every six months for a sec check, which is a security check."
The ex-wife of the president, who recently lost her 27-year-old son in an untimely death, described how the church allegedly promotes a financial exchange to free people of their "evil thoughts."
"The sec check is done with an auditor, and a report is prepared. That report is then given to an ethics officer and you are heavily pressured to compensate for your evils," she said. "These security checks cost $20-30k per session. As a Scientologist you want to get to OT Level VIII, at which point your mind is deemed clear of evil thoughts."
Still, de la Carriere said getting to the level where evil thoughts are deemed clear was no easy feat.
"Getting to OT VIII can take years, decades," she said. "Once you reach OT VII, it could be 10-15 years before you make it to OT VIII. OT VII can go on for years."
While De la Carriere denounced Scientology in 2010, she said the move may have cost her a son, Alexander Jentzsch.
"One of the reasons I stayed for as long as I did was because I knew that once I decided to leave, I would lose my son, and I was right, I did. After I formally left he called me and told me to never call, text, email, or attempt to communicate with him in any way until I got approval from the Office of Special Affairs," she explained. "He told me he had to disconnect from me. Alexander sounded very odd when he said this to me and I know that other people were listening to our phone call because I could hear noise in the background. Sadly, that was the last time I ever talked to him. I was hopeful that over time, I would be able to win my son back and that he would allow me into his life."
While de la Carreire told the publication that she was not even allowed to see the body of her son after leaving the religion, she hopes the entire ordeal can help someone else overcome any negatives associated with the religion.
"If I can save another family from going through this horrific nightmare, I will. I don't want his death to go unnoticed. I don't want Alexander to be forgotten," she said.
The official cause of the July 2 death of de la Carriere's son is still pending the results of toxicology tests.
