More Scientology Damage Control in Australian Murders

J. Swift · **Posted:** Sat Jul 21, 2007 8:57 am

This is an unbelievable and preposterous attempt at damage control by CoS in the case of the two murders committed by a young woman whose Scientology parents denied her psychiatric treatment.

This rebuttal from Virginia Stewart, Director, Church of Scientology
Sydney, NSW appeared in the July 20, 2007 edition of The Australian:
ref:http://theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22101531-27661,00.html

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Scientology v psychiatry
July 20, 2007

I WRITE in response to Hedley Thomas's article on Scientology ("Inside a man-made religion", Features, 12/7).

Yes, the Citizen's Commission on Human Rights was established by the Church of Scientology in 1969. The reason why has nothing to do with religious philosophy or belief, despite the accusations of those who want to shut us up. CCHR was created because abused and scarred victims of the mental health system were asking for help. CCHR worked for 10 years to bring about a royal commission into the tragic abuses at Sydney's Chelmsford hospital.

These psychiatrists-gone-mad killed 48 people with their-deep sleep treatment, which was subsequently banned. The psychiatric peer groups did not take effective action until it was unavoidable and the facts rubbed in their face. Yet these psychiatrists were the so-called "experts" of their time and were using murderous practices in the name of "treatment". We care about the welfare of the mentally ill and want safe and humane treatment and yet, frankly, we endure false statements about our beliefs, due to our support of much needed mental health reform.
Virginia Stewart

Director,
Church of Scientology
Sydney, NSW

This is an outrageous falsehood! CCHR has everything to do with the Church of Scientology's religious views on psychiatry. All CCHR does is to look for scientific, or pseudo-scientific ways in which to prove that the Church of Scientology's freakazoid belief that "psychs" are part of Space Warlord Xenu's 75,000,000 year old plot to implant all humans has some basis in reality. CCHR is looking to prove the connection between Incident II of OT III and blackbox warnings on antidepressants.

Yet what is happening here is that CoS damage control experts, probably outside experts, are trying to decouple CoS from CCHR in an attempt to say that CCHR only fights psychiatry based on humanitarian motives. CCHR is wanting to distance itself from Scientology's OT III space opera that has Space Warlord and Psych Supremo Xenu nuking people in volcanoes turning them into Body Thetans who become the psychic vampires who afflict all humans.

CoS does not want to have its war to obliterate psychiatry cited by the courts as a factor in a dual homicide and an attempted murder. It appears to be presenting its front group CCHR as being rational to take the attention away from the psychotic call of Scientology and its insane leader to destroy psychiatry.

The double murders in Australia will continue to become a major story. CoS will continue to deny responsibility for the fact that its intensely hateful indoctrination of its members against psychiatry and psychiatric medications had nothing to do with the murders. Scientology is running scared as the ghost of Lisa Mc Pherson cries for the truth to be exposed.

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mate · **Joined:** Fri Jun 23, 2006 6:24 am **Posts:** 437

The following information should clarify the point made by Virginia Stewart.

When CCHR got involved, the Chelmsford private hospital was already under investigation. CCHR has claimed that they were instrumental in getting the investigation initiated. This is not true. They were certainly "on source" in making this false claim!

The Chelmsford private hospital was owned and run by a Dr. Bailey with the assistance of two other doctors. Bailey was quite mad, he had many of his patients make out fresh wills in his name and even had deep-sleep therapy run on himself. In the end, one doctor committed suicide, I think it was Bailey, and if I recall correctly the other two were given custodial sentences.

Deep-sleep therapy was unique to Chelmsford hospital and I suspect the number who died as a result of the therapy, was considerably less than the 48 claimed.

To claim that the behavior of three doctors reflects on the whole profession, is ludicrous.

Regards, David.

itsaline · **Posted:** Sat Jul 21, 2007 11:41 am

They trot out the "Chelmsford" thing every time they are under attack. It was nearly 20 years ago and clearly they've done nothing positive since.

mate · **Joined:** Fri Jun 23, 2006 6:24 am **Posts:** 437

itsaline wrote:

They trot out the "Chelmsford" thing every time they are under attack. It was nearly 20 years ago and clearly they've done nothing positive since.

Hi isaline, it was in the late '70s, some 30 years ago.

Regards, David.

itsaline · **Posted:** Sat Jul 21, 2007 11:59 am

mate wrote:

itsaline wrote:

They trot out the "Chelmsford" thing every time they are under attack. It was nearly 20 years ago and clearly they've done nothing positive since.

Hi isaline, it was in the late '70s, some 30 years ago.

Regards, David.

So in 30 years they've nothing else to boast about. Hmmmmm....

J. Swift · **Posted:** Sun Jul 22, 2007 1:19 am

mate wrote:

The following information should clarify the point made by Virginia Stewart.

When CCHR got involved, the Chelmsford private hospital was already under investigation. CCHR has claimed that they were instrumental in getting the investigation initiated. This is not true. They were certainly "on source" in making this false claim!

The Chelmsford private hospital was owned and run by a Dr. Bailey with the assistance of two other doctors. Bailey was quite mad, he had many of his patients make out fresh wills in his name and even had deep-sleep therapy run on himself. In the end, one doctor committed suicide, I think it was Bailey, and if I recall correctly the other two were given custodial sentences.

Deep-sleep therapy was unique to Chelmsford hospital and I suspect the number who died as a result of the therapy, was considerably less than the 48 claimed.

To claim that the behavior of three doctors reflects on the whole profession, is ludicrous.

Regards, David.

Mate, thank you for your clarifying remarks. What exactly was "Deep Sleep" therapy?

BTW, what is the status of this case in Australia? Is it still big news or has it quited down?

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mate · **Joined:** Fri Jun 23, 2006 6:24 am **Posts:** 437

J. Swift wrote:

Mate, thank you for your clarifying remarks. What exactly was "Deep Sleep" therapy?

BTW, what is the status of this case in Australia? Is it still big news or has it quited down?

I have just deleted my answer as I found a better description on Wikipedia

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Deep Sleep Therapy

Deep Sleep Therapy (or Deep Sedation Therapy, DST) was a psychiatric treatment pioneered by British psychiatrist William Sargant. It was notoriously practised (in combination with electroconvulsive therapy and other therapies) by Dr Harry Bailey between 1962 and 1979 in Sydney, Australia at the Chelmsford Private Hospital.

The Chelmsford Scandal

Deep Sleep Therapy as practised by Bailey involved long periods of barbiturate-induced coma, during which it was anticipated that the patients' minds would be able to overcome mental afflictions. DST was prescribed for various conditions ranging from schizophrenia and depression to obesity, PMS and addiction.

Twenty-six Chelmsford patients died during that period with only perfunctory investigation by authorities. One prominent group campaigning for investigations was the Citizens Commission on Human Rights, part of the Church of Scientology. A series of articles in the early 1980s in the Sydney Morning Herald exposed the horrors that occurred at Chelmsford, forcing the hospital to close. Legal action on behalf of former patients is still being pursued in New South Wales.

The most famous patient was Stevie Wright the former lead singer of the 60's pop band The Easy Beats.

In 1989 the former Chelmsford Private Hospital was refurbished and reopened under new management and is up to present day operating as a nursing home.

References

* The New South Wales Royal Commission into Chelmsford Private Hospital: Available in reference form at the N.S.W. State Library.
* Jones, D. Gareth. (March 1990) "Contemporary Medical Scandals: A Challenge to Ethical Codes and Ethical Principles." Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith. No. 42, pp. 2-14

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BTW, what is the status of this case in Australia? Is it still big news or has it quited down?

It has gone quiet for the moment, but as the adjournment is on September 24, I have no doubt that there will be a feeding frenzy once again by our local press.

Regards, David.

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