The Scientology Watchdog That Went Silent and Why

Why the Sudden Disappearance of RTC’s “Matters of Concern” Report Line Is a Legal Problem for David Miscavige

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I. Introduction: The Report Line That Once Existed

Up until late 2024, David Miscavige, by deliberate design and under his capacity as Chairman of the Board of the Religious Technology Center (RTC), maintained an online reporting portal on www.rtc.org. This portal, known internally and publicly as the RTC Matters of Concern Report Form, allowed anyone to file a report, whether a Non-Scientologist, Public Scientologist, or Staff Member.

It was framed as a confidential and secure mechanism to uphold “standard tech” and correct deviations from L. Ron Hubbard's writings and organizational policies. The Church presented this as part of RTC’s core function: to police misuse, protect trademarks, and correct abuses within Scientology's hierarchy.

The issues explicitly recognized as Matters of RTC Concern included:

• Use of Scientology or Dianetics without proper authorization
  (e.g., unlicensed orgs or individuals using trademarks or materials)

• Delivery of auditing or training by unqualified personnel
  (e.g., out-tech sessions or improper use of “The Bridge”)

• Alteration or misapplication of LRH materials
  (including so-called “squirreling” or unauthorized interpretation)

• Out-tech or off-policy actions inside orgs
  (such as ethics or disciplinary procedures not in accordance with HCO PLs)

• Failure to correct known violations by management
  (especially where local officers ignored, suppressed, or blocked valid complaints)

• Gross misapplication of ethics and justice procedures
  (including false declares, Comm Evs without cause, or wrongful SP designations)

• Use of RTC trademarks or symbols in unauthorized ways
  (including improper display of the Scientology cross, Sea Org symbol, or Dianetics brand)

• Harmful PR or external actions committed in Scientology’s name
  (that might damage the public repute of the religion or its affiliated corporations)

• Suppression of tech correction lines or obstruction of reform
  (such as retaliating against staff who reported off-policy behavior)

• Reports of management operating counter to LRH policy
  (when orgs or executives violated command structures or policy directives)

This reporting structure created an illusion of internal accountability. But it also created something else: a legal vulnerability.

That vulnerability, centralized reporting, receipt of documented complaints, and failure to act, falls squarely on David Miscavige.

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II. The Real Purpose: IRS Compliance Meets Centralized Control

The RTC report line did not appear by accident. It was created in the wake of Scientology’s historic 1993 IRS Closing Agreement, which granted tax-exempt status to various Scientology entities, including RTC and Church of Scientology International (CSI).

That agreement imposed specific conditions. Among them was the requirement that Scientology organizations maintain internal compliance and oversight structures. The IRS wanted assurance that the Church could police itself, handle misconduct internally, and prevent abuse, fraud, or misuse of funds without outside interference.

The Matters of RTC Concern form served this purpose on paper. It created the appearance that RTC was a functioning watchdog. That any Scientologist or even a concerned outsider could submit a report, and it would be reviewed and corrected at the highest level.

But in practice, the report line served another purpose entirely. It became a centralized intelligence-gathering and damage control mechanism for David Miscavige himself.

As Chairman of the Board of RTC, Miscavige positioned himself as the recipient and final arbiter of these reports. In doing so, he gained:

• Early detection of potential legal exposure

• Control over the paper trail (either burying it, suppressing it, or taking retaliatory action)

• Leverage to protect himself while pretending to hold others accountable

This structure allowed Miscavige to detect threats before they could reach external law enforcement, civil litigators, or the media.

It was never just about correcting “out-tech.”

It was about intercepting legal liability and controlling the narrative at the earliest possible stage.

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III. What the “Matters of RTC Concern” Form Actually Did

While public-facing materials described RTC as a guardian of Scientology's religious purity, the real mechanism through which that oversight was supposed to occur was the electronic reporting form on www.rtc.org. This portal existed for more than a decade and was openly available to Scientologists and non-members alike.

The form offered a way to submit written complaints about serious violations, technical, ethical, and organizational, under the presumption that RTC would correct them.

Reports were required to include:

• Time, place, form, and event

• A strict definition of “fact” based on Hubbard policy

• A personal attestation by the submitter as to the truthfulness of the report

Submitters could select the type of violation from a dropdown menu, such as trademark abuse or policy deviation, and provide detailed explanations in a free-text field.

In appearance, it was a legitimate compliance structure. In function, it was a controlled entry point into the top of the Scientology command structure, with David Miscavige at the apex.

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IV. Why the RTC Report Line Backfired and Became a Legal Threat to Miscavige

The RTC report line was built to consolidate control.

But over time, the tool backfired.

As more staff and former executives became disillusioned, the reports shifted in focus. They were no longer just about ethics violations by others. They increasingly named David Miscavige himself.

Reports alleged:

• Physical violence at Int Base

• Command overrides in violation of LRH policy

• Misuse of Sea Org labor

• Retaliatory declares

• Suppression of reform efforts

• Direct violations of HCO PLs

And all of it, if submitted, landed directly on Miscavige’s desk.

If misconduct was reported and no action was taken, he is liable.

If retaliation followed, he is exposed to personal liability.

If lawsuits now seek evidence of prior knowledge, these reports become key exhibits.

What began as a method of centralized control became a paper trail of personal culpability.

So sometime between August and October 2024, the report form was deleted. Quietly. Without explanation or replacement.

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V. And Then It Was Gone

By October 2024, the “Send a Report to RTC” section was gone from www.rtc.org.

No warning.
No redirect.
No explanation.

The site was stripped of any reference to oversight. In its place remained generic language about trademarks and "guarantor" responsibilities, nothing about accountability or correction.

The watchdog had not just gone silent.

It had been removed.

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VI. Why This Matters Legally

The removal of the form is not cosmetic.

It speaks to institutional concealment.

1. Negligent Supervision and Command Responsibility
RTC was tasked with oversight. Deleting the report line removes oversight. If Miscavige received reports and failed to act, he is personally liable.

2. Obstruction of Justice
This change came at the moment legal exposure grew. If the portal contained discoverable evidence, its removal may constitute anticipatory obstruction.

3. Violation of the IRS Closing Agreement
RTC was part of the internal control structure that justified Scientology’s tax exemption. Removing the mechanism undermines that system—and may constitute a breach.

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VII. The Timing Tells the Story

This wasn’t random. It was strategic—and perfectly timed.

At the exact moment this revision to the RTC website occurred, multiple legal and public pressures were converging on David Miscavige.

Leah Remini’s Lawsuit Was Advancing
He was named personally. Discovery was approaching. Depositions were imminent. Any internal reports implicating Miscavige directly posed a serious legal threat.

The Danny Masterson Fallout and Jane Doe Civil Cases Were Expanding
He was named in those too. Allegations of human trafficking, abuse, and coercion were gaining traction. If RTC had received reports aligning with those claims and failed to act, it would suggest concealment and complicity at the highest level.

Whistleblower Coordination Was Escalating
Former Sea Org members and insiders—including Claire Headley—were aligning legal strategies. Claire testified under oath on May 3, 2023, and specifically referenced RTC’s oversight of internal reports. At the time of her testimony, the RTC "Matters of Concern" page and electronic reporting form were still active.

That system is now gone.

Claire Headley has confirmed that the RTC website and internal report line were still live at the time of her sworn testimony in the Danny Masterson criminal trial on May 3, 2023.

Its removal shortly after she publicly identified it as a mechanism through which Scientology handled internal reports of abuse transforms what could have been dismissed as a quiet update into a deliberate act of concealment, evidence tampering by omission.

The internal report line, once a tool of control, had become a glaring liability.

So Miscavige did what he always does when accountability nears:
He erased the evidence.

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VIII. What This Says About Miscavige

David Miscavige didn’t eliminate the report line to protect Scientology.

He eliminated it to protect himself.

The form wasn’t about transparency. It was about control. And when that control began pointing back at him, he pulled the plug.

He is not the protector of Scientology.
He is the suppressor of evidence.
And, we have the receipts.

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IX. A Call to Action

Thanks to Claire Headley’s court-submitted expert report and her confirmation that RTC’s “Matters of Concern” page was live during her May 3, 2023 testimony in the Danny Masterson criminal trial, we now have a documented sequence of cause and effect.

When the court began scrutinizing RTC’s role in concealing abuse, David Miscavige pulled the plug on the evidence trail.

That’s evidence tampering, plain and simple.

If you ever submitted a report to RTC, we want to hear from you.
If you witnessed misconduct that went unaddressed, your statement could be critical.
If you saved screenshots, emails, or internal documents related to RTC’s reporting structure, submit them now—before more disappears.

This post is part of the growing evidentiary record being compiled by the Indict David Miscavige Initiative: a legal and public campaign to hold him personally accountable for decades of misconduct, fraud, and obstruction.Final Note: Screenshot Everything

If you have access to Scientology websites, especially those tied to David Miscavige, RTC, or OSA, capture them now.

Take screenshots. Save the code. Archive the language.

Because they are already rewriting history.

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This is not about belief. This is about power without consequence.
And one man who has evaded justice for far too long.

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