Lawsuit blames Church of Scientology for non-Scientologist’s Clearwater suicide
February 17, 2009 at 7:14 am by Wayne GarciaA wrongful-death lawsuit blames the Church of Scientology and its Clearwater-based Flag Service Organization for the 2007 suicide of Kyle Thomas Brennan.
The lawsuit claims the 20-year-old fatally shot himself while visiting his father in Clearwater.
More details and download the full lawsuit after the jump:
From the St. Petersburg Times:
Kyle Brennan was not a Scientologist, the suit states.
The suit is being brought by attorney Ken Dandar, well-known for his extended legal battle against Scientology during the Lisa McPherson case. McPherson, a 36-year-old Scientologist, died in 1995 while in the care of church staffers in Clearwater.
Scientology spokesman Tommy Davis said the lawsuit is an attempt to “draw the church into something that we don’t have anything to do with.”
The federal lawsuit alleges two Scientologists who were not members of the church’s staff in Clearwater convinced Brennan’s father to withhold Brennan’s anti-depressant medication, causing the suicide.
The lawsuit asks for damages in excess of $75 million.
Download the lawsuit in .pdf from Courthouse News.
