The Church of Scientology owns the New Cult Awareness Network.

In the 70s, young adults were choosing to join these new religious organizations (cults) in response to the Vietnam War. Their parents thought the kids were being brainwashed due the parents anti-communist upbringing.

Ted Patrick (the father of deprogramming) was the premier deprogrammer even though he had zero experience or knowledge. He created the Cult Awareness Network (CAN) in 1978.

Parents would hire Patrick to kidnap their adult child and make them stop being in a cult. His tactics were abuse and torture.

Patrick went to court multiple times for kidnapping and assault, but judges and juries would not convict him because the kids were “brainwashed” and in the best interests of the “kids”.

In 1995, Jason Scott won civil trials against CAN ($3 million) and Ross ($1 million) , his deprogrammer.

Scott’s lawyer, Moxon, was the lead lawyer for the Church of Scientology. Moxon convinced Scott to go through the trial with a promise of a million dollars.

Moxon convinced Scott to sell his CAN judgement ($1.875 million) to another Scientology member for $25,000. The judgement forced CAN to go bankrupt where members of Scientology proceeded to purchase the debts. And renamed the Cult Awareness Network as the New Cult Awareness Network.

Scott fired Moxon. Scott reconciled with his mom and Ross, his deprogrammer. And Scott settled with Ross for $5,000 and 200 hours of Ross’ services which Scott used on his own daughter.