Law Offices OF Gary S. SOTER A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION. 22287 MULHOLLAND HIGHWAY #169 CALABASAS, CALIFORNIA 91302 (323) 960-1909 FAX (818) 530-4352 Bal (GARYSOTEREGARYSOTERLAW.COM November 25, 2016 VIA EMAIL & U.S. MAIL Kelli Sager Davis Wright Tremaine LLP 865 S. Figueroa St. #2400 Los Angeles, CA 90017-2566 Email: kellisager@dwt.com Re: A & E Television Network Programs concerning Church of Scientology Dear Ms. Sager: It has come to my attention that A&E is broadcasting a teaser for its upcoming program that is knowingly false. The following are the facts surrounding the alleged Amy Scobee “sex” incident: 1, She was sixteen, not fourteen, as A&E’s corrected trailer concedes', The age of consent in Washington State is sixteen. 2. It happened at a small mission in the State of Washington, where she was working as a volunteer. She was not in the Church's religious order, the Sea Organization or at Church of Scientology International. 3. She never reported the incident to the local Mission, to her parents, or to anyone at the time, as Scobee concedes in her self-published book (page 13). ! In A&E’s teaser as currently published on ET Online, “EXCLUSIVE: Watch Leah Remini Take on Scientology in First Trailer for New Docuseries: 'Fight For Your Family” @ www.etonline.comy/tv/201767_leah_remini scientology docuries trailer exclusive Amy Scobee’s voice over states, “I was fourteen when I started in Scientology. I had a boss who was thirty-five years old and we had sex. Then the organization did not tell my ‘mother, did not tell the police. They just sweep it under the carpet and itl all be over with.” [Bold added for emphasis). In a second A&E teaser published on November 18, Amy Scobee’s voice states "I was sixteen when started...,"repeating the same false allegationLaw Offices of Gary S. SOTER Kelli Sager November 25, 2016 Page 2 4. The local Mission’s knowledge of the incident came from the male staff member. 5. According to his contemporaneous report, she acted as the sexual aggressor, rubbing up against him and reaching into his pants. 6. He did not report sexual intercourse, oral sex, or anything further. Thus, the local Mission had no reason to believe that such acts had occurred. 7. Nevertheless, his behavior was a violation of Scientology ethics and he was subject to ecclesiastical discipline. 8. Ironically, at best, years later the reason Amy Scobee was expelled from the Church was that she engaged in sexual intercourse while acting as minister in the course of providing auditing—religious counseling—to a person participating in such counseling This is considered sexual abuse not only in the religious context of Scientology auditing, but also by other religions and secular therapists. Scobee has signed a sworn and witnessed affidavit about this. The reference to the incident in the trailers for the program are highly misleading, suggest falsely that the Church attempted to cover up a crime and does not act forthrightly against incidents of sexual abuse. The sting of the allegations is highly defamatory. Demand is made for A&E to take down the teaser containing the false allegation and not repeat it in any intended future broadcast, Very truly yours, THE LAW OFFICES OF GARY S. SOTER A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION ish GARY S. SOTER GSS/gps