Scientology leader David Miscavige can’t be found, lawyers say

Prosecutors in Florida say they have tried unsuccessfully to serve Scientology leader David Miscavige with a federal trafficking lawsuit 27 times in the past four months, according to a Tampa Bay Times report.

Security guards at 10 Church of Scientology headquarters in Clearwater, Florida, and in California have refused to accept legal documents from process servers and claimed they didn’t know where Mr Miscavige lives or works, the Bay Times notes.

Three former Scientologists filed a lawsuit in April alleging they were forced to work for the organisation from childhood until adulthood for little or no pay, while suffering verbal and physical abuse.

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